Ten Hag slams Manchester United performance as ‘not good enough’ after 1-0 defeat at Rosenborg

Erik 10 Hag lashed retired astatine his Manchester United players, claiming “this is not nan modular for apical football”, aft they started their pre-season run with a 1-0 conclusion astatine Rosenborg tonight.

Ten Hag fielded knowledgeable quintet Casemiro, Marcus Rashford, Jonny Evans, Mason Mount and Aaron Wan-Bissaka for nan first 45 minutes earlier switching to a much youthful XI for nan 2nd half.

But only goalkeeper Radek Vitek emerged pinch immoderate in installments aft making a drawstring of superb saves that kept Rosenborg, who besides deed nan woodwork 4 times, retired until injury-time erstwhile Noah Holm netted pinch nan past footwear of nan match.

Ten Hag, who signed a caller two-year statement astatine Old Trafford earlier this period aft surviving an soul reappraisal from number owners Ineos, was little than impressed and did not clasp backmost contempt his players intelligibly lacking fitness.

“The consequence is not secondary,” Ten Hag said, dismissing nan proposal from nan presenter connected MUTV. 

“Of course, we play pre-season but astatine Man United nan modular is you triumph games and decidedly don’t suffer games.

“So if you can’t win, don’t suffer nan game, for illustration we did successful nan past 2nd of nan game. But of course, nan capacity is much important and nan capacity was beneath standards.”

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Czech Vitek spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Accrington Stanley and surely enhanced his estimation pinch his capacity successful Trondheim, though Ten Hag said his team-mates had fixed him plentifulness of chances to impress.

The Dutchman added: “Let’s opportunity he sewage nan opportunity from nan squad to make immoderate very bully saves because nan capacity from nan squad is, by far, not bully enough.

“We tin talk [about] everything that is bad, but I’m not that guy. I person seen and this is not nan modular for apical football. Top football, you person to execute overmuch higher standards, starts pinch immoderate individual, make judge you’re fit.

“I cognize we can’t beryllium match-fit successful this moment, I cognize you request these games. The force is successful nan league, they person a overmuch higher fittingness level but we are Man United and players from Man United, a squad from Man United, should execute better.”