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'They don't give up': Erik ten Hag pleased Manchester United showed will to win

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Erik ten Hag said he was concerned by Manchester United's profligacy in front of goal but praised his players' self-belief in securing a late win over Europa League minnows Omonia Nicosia on Thursday.

United had 34 shots and dominated possession in the Group E encounter but were unable to break the deadlock until substitute Scott McTominay scored in the 93rd minute. "I would say the performance till the box was good, but then the finishing of course was not that good.

Let's hope that we have saved the goals for the coming week," Ten Hag told reporters. He said his team have enough creativity to win matches but that some of his players just had an off-night in front of goal. "What the good thing is, and I have to credit the team for that, they keep going and they don't give up," he added. "They keep believing [that they could] score and in the end, they got rewarded.

And that is the way you have to do it. "I had unluckily many more nights where you play well, you create chances but you don’t net.

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