Ten Hag pleased as Utd second string cruise past Palace in cup win

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00:00 (door opens)

00:02 - Hey. - What's up?

00:18 Eric, could that night have gone any better for you?

00:21 Oh, I don't know, but it was a good night, definitely.

00:27 It looked more like the kind of team you wanted,

00:32 control and possession, with Mount and Amrabat in particular,

00:36 you looked to have control of the game right from the start.

00:40 Well, I think it's the truth, yeah, we dominated the game,

00:44 and I think we had some good attacks,

00:48 we controlled and were in possession,

00:50 and we created the chances and we scored a great goal.

00:54 James.

00:56 What do you think that game and the Burnley one before it will do for Anand?

01:02 He got a good save at the end there,

01:05 in terms of his confidence after the start, I think.

01:07 Of course, it's always when you're in a clean sheet,

01:13 it will always give a keeper confidence,

01:16 and especially when you contribute, when you have some great saves,

01:19 like on Saturday when he had that header,

01:22 it was a very important save there,

01:24 and now in the end he had two fantastic saves,

01:27 so that will help and will build his confidence.

01:31 But, yeah, he has personality, he deals with situations, with pressure,

01:37 he can do that, and I think he's starting to do that now.

01:41 Samuel.

01:43 Mason Mount played very well,

01:44 I know you said it was precaution for him coming off,

01:47 is that the benchmark for him now, to play at that level and be that creative?

01:52 Oh, but he played very well,

01:54 but I'm sure when he is totally integrated he will play much better.

02:02 He's just starting at United.

02:06 Just regarding injuries and taking it head,

02:09 were Tom Lee and Erickson, their absences tonight, was that injury related?

02:14 Yeah, both.

02:17 Mr Tanah, Garnacio scored today after not featuring on the weekend,

02:22 how do you think he's evolved from being a substitute to being a starter?

02:27 You have seen, at the start of the season we played him,

02:31 and his contribution was not good enough.

02:37 But he had also then some good actions,

02:42 you see that he always is a threat in the game,

02:47 even when he's not playing that well.

02:50 He has to learn, when I do my job in defending,

02:54 I will always have my moment and he will always be decisive,

02:58 because he has great qualities.

03:01 So it's the off-ball action that you want more from him?

03:05 As well, no, it's not only the off-ball.

03:08 I also want to see, like today, he's entering the box,

03:13 he was on the right spot to finish.

03:16 But I think it's quite normal for a player his age,

03:20 that there is space for a lot of improvement.

03:24 I think everyone likes him, the fans like him, the team likes him,

03:29 I like him, but also we have to demand him, we have to push him,

03:36 because he can act on a very high level, but he has to show it every day.

03:42 Soufiane is a player, and that was one of the reasons we signed him,

04:00 so where the team needs him, he will play.

04:04 So he can play in more positions, but of course every player has his best position.

04:11 But he gives a certain dynamic in the game, I think we have seen today,

04:18 but also for him, and that is for many players.

04:21 We just started, and the process was a little bit interrupted

04:27 by the many injuries we have,

04:30 because when you can play a longer time with the same team,

04:35 then you get routines, the players learn each other better,

04:40 and then it's more automatic.

04:43 But you see Mason, you see Amin Abad, you see also Ardou Smith,

04:47 they can contribute to our game, and they will do.

04:53 Jürgen, tonight was just the start of a little run of home games,

04:58 and you've got five more home games now until the end of October.

05:01 Do you see this next block as a chance to build some momentum and lift the mood a little bit?

05:05 The mood with us is always good, but of course when you are not winning at United,

05:16 there is disappointment, there is frustration,

05:19 but the togetherness is always there with us.

05:23 We know that we are not in the position we want to be in now,

05:30 so we have to build up, we have to catch up,

05:33 but then you have to go from game to game,

05:36 working on the process and working on the results,

05:39 and don't think too far ahead, the next game is most important, always.

05:43 Last question, Neil.

05:45 Eric, there are reports in Germany today saying that the big problem with Jadon Sancho

05:50 is that he doesn't sleep properly because he's up until the early hours playing Xbox games.

05:54 Are you aware of this? Have you asked him about this?

05:57 I don't talk about personal issues and I don't talk about players who are not available.

06:03 OK, thank you very much.

06:06 Thank you.

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