Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag defended his decision to make five substitutes before the end of their Europa League clash against Sevilla.
Despite a great first half performance that put them 2-0 up, United were dramatically pegged back for a 2-2 draw against the Spanish side in their quarter final first leg.
With Lisandro Martinez injured for the last minutes, United had to play with ten men having made all of their allotted subs.
On his subs, Ten Hag said to reporters: Bruno was throwing a ball away, the next time he is off.
The referee saved him, because a Sevilla player did it in the first-half and he got booked for it. Antony saw it out [avoided a second booking] but don't get involved in such circumstances. Everything is going our way, we're 2-0 up, so don't go into individual battles with your opponents, it's not necessary.
You're heating up the opponent and risking getting sent off. I didn't take the risk, so afterwards I call it 'you're looking a cow in the a**' - we call it in my region in the Netherlands. That's easy but when he got sent off you tell me, 'why don't you get him off? Why take the risk?"
Every game is a battle, every game is a fight, and you have to be ready for that fight," he added on coping with injuries and suspensions.
We have a squad - we have more than 11 starters - so now others are on and when their time is there, you have to show and contribute to the team, you have to be ready. That is what we expect and what we demand.
If not, then you find excuses, and if you want to find excuses, you have to look for another club. When the moment is there you have to contribute and that is what we demand."
