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There’s still no goals in the late game between Bayern Munich and Copenhagen approaching half time.
Remember, a shock win for the Danes would knock Man Utd out tonight….
MOTM
Hakim Ziyech was awarded the man of the match tonight.
UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel said: “He was very effective coming in from the wide-right position, making excellent passes and creating several goalscoring opportunities.
“He scored two free-kicks and claimed an assist with an excellent pass for Galatasaray’s third.”
He’s got someone else to thank for that….
Shipping them
Andre Onana has conceded 14 goals in Man Utd’s five Champions League games.
Only Antwerp have conceded more this season.
Celtic – who have been pretty abysmal in the competition – are the other side to have conceded as many as United.
Making improvements
Finally, he concludes by insisting his side are on the right tracks and he’s pleased the project is moving in the right direction.
He finished: “It’s me to blame, it always is. But we are a project and we’re making improvements which is very hopeful.
“We’re going in the right direction and I know the steps we have to take.
“I’m sure we will be successful in the long term.
“Short term, if we want to stay in the Champions League we have to win the next game.”
Ten Hag continues
On the three goals conceded tonight, he doesn’t put the blame on his goalkeeper who he signed.
He insisted instead that they were avoidable before reaching that stage.
He continued: “I think every goal we conceded has its own story. They come from transition moments that we spoke about and we don’t block the middle.
“The second we gave away a needless free kick but we have to defend the free kick better.
“And the third we were organised but got run off. It can never happen, you get punished for mistakes in the Champions League.
“We’ll fix that [losing a lot of goals]. I’m very pleased, you can see the style of this team; proactive, dynamic and brave. We created so many chances.”
Ten Hag reacts
On the disappointment of dropping two points, he told TNT Sports: “We should have taken all three points, clearly.
“But we should have done that in other games, too. Away to Copenhagen, home to Galatasaray, we play so good.
“For that I have to compliment the team but at the same time I have to criticise them as defending we aren’t good enough.
“Winning 3-1, we can’t afford to make these mistakes as it makes the difference.”
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