'We are not that good' - Erik ten Hag critical of Manchester United 'intensity' despite Onomia Nicosia win

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag admitted his side are «not that good» after they edged past Onomia Nicosia 3-2 in Cyprus on Thursday in the Europa League. United trailed at half-time before the introduction of Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial helped inspire a comeback. Ad The win is a welcome result for United after losing 6-3 to Manchester City at the weekend, but the performance did not satisfy Ten Hag.

Europa League'Impossible to play against' — Hargreaves praises Rashford after inspiring comeback3 HOURS AGO «We have to improve every day but also sometimes you fall back and then you have to get up again. And that is what I demand from my squad. »And so we have to carry on and every time learn the lessons and give the maximum, because only good for me is good enough — and at this moment, by far, we are not that good.

«We have seen on Sunday and we have to do much better. I think the main problem is, and that is what we did in games before much better — intensity. We have to bring every game the intensity on the pitch.

»That was the big difference between City and us, so that is the demand to our squad, to all of our players, you have to take responsibility for that." Reflecting more on the performance against Onomia Nicosia, Ten Hag added: «The first 30, 35 minutes we played quite well, the only thing was we didn't score a goal. »When you score a goal, you make your life easy. So we didn't but when you concede a goal, it was the worst ten minutes of the game from us.After half-time I think we dealt well with the setback." Rashford, who scored twice, admitted that it could have been better from United.