Man Utd boss Ten Hag: We must be perfect against Man City in FA Cup final

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24 Apr 2023 • 1:24 PM MYT
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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag feels the fans will be happy reaching the FA Cup final after victory against Brighton in their penalty shootout.

While finishing 0-0 after extra-time, Ten Hag says he was pleased with United's performance at Wembley.

He said, "It was a difficult game. I think it was a great battle for the fans, especially for the fans at home. It was a great final. In the end, the penalties were really good as well. It was so close and, of course, I am very happy with the performance of the team.

"They were so determined, so dominant to win this game and from the first moment, there was only one thing in mind. We have to win this game. So the willingness was really high.

Of course, we practice penalties. We've been doing it all season. We have taken penalties in the Premier League. And when we have them, we score them. It's part of professional football. It's a part of especially English football with so many cups and the cups are important to us we want to win every game. When you can't decide it in normal time or extra-time, the penalties are the decision-maker and we did very well. All the penalties were brilliant."

On facing Manchester City in the final, Ten Hag also said: "We have proof that we can beat them but then we have to play the perfect game. That was the most perfect game we played this season [winning the derby in January] but we have to go again. We know that but, first of all, we have to focus on different games because we have to be in the top four, to get into the Champions League for next season."