‘A real disappointment’ – Erik ten Hag admits lessons to be learned as Manchester United lose 2-1 to Brighton

Erik Ten Hag admitted that defeat in his first game as Manchester United manager was a “real disappointment”. Pascal Gross’ first-half brace gave Brighton a 2-0 lead at Old Trafford and although United threatened a second-half comeback with Alexis Mac Allister putting the ball into his own net from a corner on 68 minutes, the hosts were unable to find an equaliser late on. Ad/> “It’s a setback, a real disappointment and we have to deal with it," he told Sky Sports.

Transfers'One day you'll get some news right' — Ronaldo hits out at departure rumours29/07/2022 AT 10:55 “I knew from the start that it will not be easy and it’s a process. It takes time. But you don’t have time, you have to win games and we should have done better.” Ten Hag showed little emotion as Brighton took a 2-0 lead in the first half and asked what was going through his head at that moment, the Dutchman responded: “I analyse it.

It was unnecessary. We gave two easy balls away and I think in organisation was a big mistake. “We have to analyse and take the lessons.” Wayne Rooney says Manchester United should let Cristiano Ronaldo go Man City manager Pep Guardiola — winning Champions League is not an obsession Ten Hag made the decision to start with Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench but he was pleased with the impact the 37-year-old made having been introduced eight minutes after the restart.