Ten Hag blasts Man United for unnecessary and unacceptable defeat to Aston Villa
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag described Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday as unnecessary and unacceptable.
“We lost the game at the start of the first half, start of the second half,” Ten Hag said. “That’s not acceptable. You have to be ready for the game, we were not.
“We have to be more sharp. I said it was up to us. It was up to us. We didn’t keep the ball. We let them run at the start of the game, we didn’t get the right organisation but especially we didn’t follow the rules in defending and we lost battles.
“It’s not acceptable. A player has to take responsibility to be ready. It looked like they were fresher and that’s never acceptable.
“The result is clear. That never lies. In football, you get your earnings. Today we were not good enough.
“You have to read the game. You have to get the right organisation and not concede two goals. That was totally unnecessary because then you have to stay together, compact and win your battles. Stay on the ball. It’s everything we didn’t do.
”It is a setback. This is a process and I know it will not only go up. Setbacks will come and we have to deal with that.”