Man Utd boss Ten Hag happy with players' response to Liverpool thrashing

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9 Mar 2023 • 12:24 AM MYT
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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag wants his players to focus on Real Betis on Thursday.

The Red Devils are playing in the Europa League last 16 against the Spanish side, with the first leg at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag does not want United's players to dwell on their 7-0 loss at the hands of Liverpool on Sunday.

Speaking during a press conference, he was asked if his players let him down in that game. He stated: No. We are in the same boat; we win together and we lose together. We made a mess on Sunday, we have to deal with it."

He added on the game: "We have to set conclusions, that's what we did, we talked about it, we've seen it and set the right conclusions, then we have to rest and bounce back."

On the players' reaction: "Yes, they reflected well. There will always be setbacks and this was a huge setback, that's clear.

"When you had a run of 23 games with one loss, that was the second, the way it was there is a lot of lessons in it and that can help us for the future. That's the positive, how negative it is, we were really below average, especially mentally wise. We have to take the lesson.

"We want to win trophies, you have to act differently, after Sunday we got a big lesson, we take that and know we have to move on and look forward. That's the way we treated it, all the energy, all the focus has to be on the next game."