Man United boss Erik ten Hag wants more aggression after loss - ESPN

Erik ten Hag was left «very disappointed» by Manchester United's late 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday and said his team must be far more aggressive both in defence and attack.

Brighton's winner came in the 95th minute when João Pedro was left unmarked in the box to head past André Onana and give manager Fabian Hürzeler two wins from two at the start of his tenure on the south coast.

United came back from 1-0 down after Danny Welbeck scored in the 32nd minute, before Amad scored a second-half equaliser. But in the end, they left Brighton with nothing after Pedro's late winner, leaving Ten Hag frustrated at several aspects of the goal.

«We have to talk about how we act in a situation like that,» Ten Hag said. «There were more than one mistake on that occasion and it has a big impact on the score.

»[I was] very disappointed. In the Community Shield we conceded just before full time. We should be more clinical in those situations, read the game, take the point, [and] if you can't win. I thought we were close to win the game, definitely don't lose the game.

«I've seen some good parts and there were parts in the game, we should have had more control in the game but there were good parts in the game. I've seen a lot of positives, but we have to be more clinical and aggressive in both boxes.»

Ten Hag was also unwilling to pin the blame for both goals on individuals.

«We're always looking for individuals to blame but in both goals are very soft goals and as a team we should've done better, that's for sure,» he said.

United should have scored a second in the 70th minute, but Alejandro Garnacho's goal-bound shot hit teammate Joshua Zirkzee on the line as the ball was going in. Zirkzee was deemed offside, and the goal disallowed.