.
SportsWorld

‘I’M NOT HARRY POTTER’ – TEN HAG DEFENDS MAN UTD AFTER LIVERPOOL LOSS

.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he is “not Harry Potter”, and is adamant his side have a great chance to lift a trophy this season despite their chastening 3-0 home defeat by Liverpool.

The visitors already had a goal ruled out before Luis Diaz struck twice in seven first-half minutes at Old Trafford.

Mohamed Salah added a third nine minutes after the restart and United were fortunate to escape without a repeat of their 5-0 humiliation in the same fixture in 2021.

It was a bad day for Ten Hag given his starting line-up included six of his signings. His latest, £50.5m Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte, was introduced to the fans before kick-off having been registered after Friday’s 12:00 BST deadline to play in the game.

United are now 14th in the Premier League table, with just three points from their opening three games.

.

However, Ten Hag refused to accept the negative view of the result, while intimating nobody should expect him to produce magical outcomes.

“It is not like I am Harry Potter,” he said. “You have to acknowledge that.

“For three players it was their first start of the season.

“Manuel Ugarte did not play one minute – he needs to build his fitness. Then we have to build him into the team. I am sure he will contribute to our team. It will take a couple of weeks, maybe even a month. That is the same for a lot of players.” (BBC News)

Related Articles

Back to top button