And after that match, manager Erik ten Hag questioned Manchester United’s “mentality”, airing his frustration at United’s failure to close out the game after taking the lead in the first half.
“It was the game of their life, they fought for every yard and we didn’t,” he said after the match. “99 per cent is not enough, you have to give 100 per cent, you have to kill the game and finish it off. We are leading 1-0 but you have to go for the second goal, then you kill the game.”
The Dutchman described his side as “too easy-going” and “too complacent” with Joshua Zirkzee and Marcus Rashford missing opportunities to win the game late on.
He added: “We have to be more clinical in such situations. I don’t think tonight was the only problem. We have to keep going, being consistent, that is also a question of mentality… today I have some criticism. But it is not only the team, I have to look in the mirror as well. I am part of it.”
