Erik ten Hag calls criticism of Man United scraping into FA Cup final 'a disgrace'

Erik ten Hag has hit back at criticism of Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final win over Coventry City describing some of the reaction as “embarrassing” and “a disgrace”.

United secured their place in the FA Cup final for a second successive season – when they will again take on Manchester City – by the skin of their teeth after edging past Coventry 4-2 on penalties.

The Premier League side were 3-0 up and coasting before collapsing in spectacular fashion with Coventry fighting back with three unanswered goals to send the match into extra-time.

Both sides then hit the woodwork before Coventry thought they had grabbed a late winner when Victor Torp poked home to make it 4-3, only for VAR to rule Haji Wright had been narrowly offside in the build-up.

United then came out on top in the shoot-out to set up another all-Manchester final at Wembley Stadium on May 25. But criticism of United's second-half capitulation against a side eighth in the Championship table arrived thick and fast.

Former captain Roy Keane said United “looked like a Championship side” during the game.

“I don't like what I see from this United team,” he told ITV. “They are hard to like. They play in moments. We go on about leadership and character, but I don't see any of this from this United group. My goodness, they rode their luck at the end.”

Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was even more blunt in his assessment: “I don't see how Erik ten Hag stays. It's just performance after performance.

“What is it about Ten Hag that makes you think he's going to take Manchester United forward next season? I just don't see it.”

The Red Devils are currently seventh in the Premier League, 16 points shy of a top-four spot and could even