Erik ten Hag slams Man Utd stars for 'giving away' Burnley draw as job hangs by thread
Erik ten Hag slammed his Manchester United players after they were held to a 1-1 draw by relegation-threatened Burnley at Old Trafford. The Red Devils boss felt his side lacked control and ‘gave away’ two points in an ‘unnecessary’ manner.
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Ten Hag felt that his players ‘gave away’ the result after battling to take the lead early in the second half.
"Strong start to the game. Loads of chances then we lost in control in second part of first half. Burnley came back in the game and had some chances,” the Dutchman told Sky Sports.
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"We put ourselves in a winning position by playing some good football - creating loads of chances and then to give it away in the end in the final minutes it's so unnecessary."
While Ten Hag was unhappy with the performance of his players, he was furious with two separate penalty decisions that went against the hosts. Andre Onana was penalised for a foul in the penalty area, with Amdouni scoring, before Alejandro Garnancho made an appeal for a spot-kick in added time.
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READ MORE Man Utd urged to snub Ross Barkley after opting against free transferHe continued: “Bad luck and we are not lucky with the refereeing in recent weeks. We've conceded so many penalties, this one is justified but other ones. If you make [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka in the [FA Cup semi-] final a penalty then what is this? Where is the consistency?
"We have to look in the mirror. We made a mistake, but you take responsibility and they should understand what it means for a team and for a manager."
A draw with Burnley will do little for Ten Hag in his bid to convince INEOS that he should remain United manager beyond the summer. Champions League qualification - while not mathematically impossible - seems out of the equation. The 54-year-old's future may hinge on United's FA Cup final against Manchester City.
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Erik ten Hag slams Man Utd stars for 'giving away' Burnley draw as job hangs by thread
Erik ten Hag slams Man Utd stars for 'giving away' Burnley draw as job hangs by thread
Erik ten Hag slams Man Utd stars for 'giving away' Burnley draw as job hangs by thread
Erik ten Hag slams Man Utd stars for 'giving away' Burnley draw as job hangs by thread
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