SEVILLE, Spain — Erik ten Hag has warned his Manchester United players to learn their lesson and keep their cool against Sevilla if they want to book a place in the Europa League semifinals.
Ten Hag was critical of Antony following the quarterfinal first leg at Old Trafford, accusing the winger of helping to “warm up” Sevilla by getting involved in a spat with Marcos Acuna which eventually provoked the Spanish side’s fight-back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 during a frantic final six minutes.
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Sevilla will have the support of 45,000 fans at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Thursday night and Ten Hag has said his team will need to manage the intense atmosphere if they are going to progress.
“Emotion, you have to use it as a tool and the timing of it is important, and in big games especially, when you use it and definitely not,” Ten Hag told a news conference on Wednesday.
“So focus on the game, focus on the best game you can as team and individual.”
