Ten Hague erupted: The media reaction was disgraceful – Football World – England

Manchester United manager Eric ten Haag was not happy with the backlash from the press and fans after the FA Cup semi-final clash with Coventry was won on penalties despite the Red Devils leading 3-0. The Dutchman described the media criticism as disgraceful as Man United had achieved their goal of reaching the final.

“You asked me after the game on Sunday if what happened was disgraceful, but I think the reaction of the media is disgraceful. Football at the top level means results, and we reached the final and deserved it not only in this one, but also in the other matches. We lost control for 20 minutes, we also had bad luck. It became 2:3, then 3:3, and in the end we were very lucky, which is also clear. The penalties were very good from our side and we reached the final, which is a huge achievement. To reach the final twice in two years is a magnificent achievement for me as a manager, reaching the cup final in four consecutive seasons,” said Ten Haag.

The Dutch specialist was adamant that Anthony did not do the right thing, but emphasized that the reason for this was a provocation. Ten Hag also stated that from here on out, the Red Devils have to win every game until the end of the season and their job is to win every game until the end of the season.

“Of course he shouldn’t react like that, but you didn’t see the provocation, just his reaction. And yet he should not do so. But I also saw what Harry Maguire did. We have to credit the performance of Coventry who managed to get back into the game after 70 minutes until we dominated the game. We had to close the match, but their reaction was very good,” commented the former coach of Ajax.

Ten Hag also said he expects Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho to be fit for tomorrow’s game against Premier League bottoms Sheffield United, although they were injury doubts after Sunday’s game. Not so with Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford, who are almost certainly out.

“I think Garnacho will be fine and so will Bruno. Scott McTominay is currently undergoing a medical, but there are big question marks around him, as well as Marcus Rashford. Our task remains to win every game because we have to qualify for Europe. That is our approach and what Manchester United stands for. We go game by game, but we have to achieve it and we have two opportunities to achieve it – the championship and the FA Cup final,” said Ten Haag.