Erik Ten Hag: Manchester United players lacked confidence

Erik Ten Hag: Manchester United players lacked confidence

Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, claimed that his team’s performance showed a “lack of belief” following their 6-3 loss to rival Manchester City.

Despite winning their four previous Premier League games, United was heavily beaten by City and trailed 4-0 at half-time.

“When you don’t believe on the pitch, you can’t win games,” said Ten Hag.

“It’s quite simple, it’s a lack of belief. That is unacceptable. We get undisciplined at following rules and you get hammered, that’s happened.

“For me it was a surprise. We were not on the front foot, we were not brave on the ball and there were spaces to play but we were not brave enough.

“In this moment I can’t think about positives. We let our fans down, we let ourselves down and we’re hugely disappointed.”