Erik ten Hag has accused his Manchester United players of lacking fight after they were dumped out of the Europa League by Sevilla.
United were beaten 3-0 at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Thursday, ending their hopes of a cup treble in Ten Hag’s first season in charge.
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Calamitous mistakes from Harry Maguire and David de Gea contributed to the result but afterwards the furious Dutchman branded the entire performance as “unacceptable.”
“I have to acknowledge [the lack of fight] it’s the truth, it’s hard, it’s tough, it’s the truth and it can’t be — it’s unacceptable,” Ten Hag told a news conference.
“We showed in the past we can quickly bounce back, we have done it many times this season but we have to start games better, more desire, more composure on the ball. When you get the setback you have to deal with it and carry on.
“Tonight we were not good enough. It was obvious, it was clear. We did not match the standards you can expect from a Manchester United team.”
