Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has blasted his players for their display in the 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in a preseason friendly.
The Dutchman claims they “did not follow the rules at all”.
United took the lead, but conceded two quick-fire goals, both from Donyell Malen, on the stroke of half-time.
Ten Hag’s men equalized shortly after the restart through Antony, but another poor pass allowed Youssoufa Moukoko to score a late winner.
The defeat is United’s third in a row, and it left Ten Hag extremely disappointed.
“The first hour was good, performed well, playing as a team, a lot of dynamism, good pressing, so it was really enjoyable to see and that is what I wanted to say to the team at half-time.
“And then all of sudden they gave away two goals – and they were really giveaways! So that was already annoying.
“But the last half-an-hour, that was bad. That was a poor performance. Didn’t follow the rules at all. Not in pressing, not in building…
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