Erik ten Hag issues Manchester United update as 'target' responds to speculation
Here are your latest Manchester United evening headlines on Friday, April 14.
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Milking it: United manager Ten Hag defends decisions
MANCHESTER, England: Erik ten Hag says there’s a Dutch expression about hindsight. The Manchester United manager was defending his substitution decisions from Thursday’s 2-2 draw with Sevilla in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals at Old Trafford. “Where I’m coming from you call it ‘you’re looking a cow in the (behind),’” Ten Hag said Friday at a news conference.
Man Utd's Ten Hag backs Lindelof, Maguire to step up if key duo absent
Manchester United may be without key defenders Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane in the coming weeks, but manager Erik ten Hag said Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof can plug any gaps in the Premier League club's backline.
Jeremie Frimpong asked about his future amid Manchester United transfer links
Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong has left the door open to a summer move amid links to Manchester United.
Sjoerd Bax: Cobbled classics highlight of season so far for UAE Team Emirates
Joining UAE Team Emirates has felt like a long time coming. The journey sort of started two years ago when the team started following me on the back of a strong season in the continental ranks. I was fit and performing really well, but the problem was that I had just signed for another team! That put the brakes on my transfer to UAE Team Emirates for another year, but boy am I glad to be here now.
'Cow in the ass' - Erik ten Hag uses bizarre explanation at Manchester United press conference
Erik ten Hag said he risked looking like a "cow's ass" with his decision to remove Bruno Fernandes and Antony in Manchester United's Europa League draw with Sevilla.
Tadej Pogacar vs Tom Pidcock as Classics season continues at Amstel Gold Race - how to watch, timings, route
There will be another mouthwatering Classics match-up at the 2023 Amstel Gold Race on Sunday as Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Britain's Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) go head-to-head. The pair were both in the field at the recent Tour of Flanders but experienced contrasting fortunes, Pogacar taking the win after a late solo breakaway, while Pidcock made a «stupid» fuelling mistake that meant he was not in contention at the front of the race.
Europa League round-up: Juventus and Feyenoord earn slender first-leg leads as Bayer Leverkusen rescue draw
Feyenoord will take an advantage to the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Roma after securing a narrow 1-0 win against Jose Mourinho’s side at De Kuip. Mats Wieferr grabbed the only goal of the game on 53 minutes. The newly capped Netherlands international met a Oussama Idrissi centre on the volley from the edge of the area to give Arne Slot’s side the lead.