'Unacceptable' – Erik Ten Hag cites Man United's 'lack of belief' as reason for 6-3 derby loss against Man City

Erik ten Hag said he was “surprised” by his team’s performance during their 6-3 derby loss to Manchester City, and questioned why his players had shown a «lack of belief». The derby could not have started off worse for United, with City scoring four goals in the first half, two each from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland. Ad Antony got one back in the second half before Haaland and Foden completed their hattricks.

Premier LeagueHaaland becomes first player to score hat-tricks in three consecutive PL home gamesAN HOUR AGO United then scored two consolation goals late on through Anthony Martial. Speaking to Sky Sports after the defeat, Ten Hag said: «I am surprised why we didn't bring it on the pitch. »It’s four weeks ago [United’s last league game], but I have seen a different team, a different spirit and a different vibe.

Today we were not convincing, we were not on the front foot and we were not brave in possession. «I will show the team tomorrow we could have been on the front foot. In the first goal, we won the ball and could have created a chance and gave it away.

That is unacceptable.» Man City have a succession plan to follow me, says Guardiola Haaland becomes first player to score hat-tricks in three consecutive PL home games 'I almost can't believe what I'm watching' — Keane rips into 'sloppy' Man Utd When asked why things had gone so wrong, Ten Hag responded: “It’s difficult to find out [what happened] straight after the game. I need to talk to my players. They know they can do better.

If you don’t fight, and we didn’t, you’ll get a problem against a team like Man City. “I don’t think you can compare this [to the Brentford game]. Against Brentford, we didn’t run; today, we didn’t follow the principles; we were