Erik ten Hag tells Jurgen Klopp: Stop the excuses

A goal in the last minute of extra time ensured Manchester United beat Liverpool 4-3 in the FA Cup quarter-final.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has blamed the defeat on injuries but Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag insists Manchester United also had their own injury problems.

Erik ten Hag said: “It was a good day but I’ve had some very good days, I can tell you.

“Winning a trophy is more important. Maybe this day can be very important to win another trophy. I am pleased with the performance, the first 35 minutes we showed again that the future of this team is very bright.

“There is huge potential and now we have to get it out and get the consistency.

“You knew Liverpool would get back in the game and they are a very good team but in turn we showed determination to then get back into the game.

“I don’t understand why people question the character of the team. They are great characters. If you look at this season, we have had so many setbacks with players dropping out.

“Yesterday, Jonny Evans dropped out at the last minute and we bring in a player who didn’t play for four or five weeks and only had one or two training sessions but Wan-Bissaka played so well.

“It was difficult to adjust when we had all the injuries. Still we have a lot of injuries but now we can deal with it.”

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