Manchester United's repeated mistakes under Ten Hag

Erik ten Hag was questioned about his coaching methods after Manchester United's 3-0 defeat to Liverpool

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00:00Maybe you can explain to me which mistakes we make irregularly.

00:04Well, constantly turning the ball over in your own half,

00:07playing the ball out the back, getting mugged,

00:10chances coming the back of it,

00:12counter-attacks when you're outnumbered,

00:14giving up everyone's chances in your own stadium

00:17against the team's biggest rivals.

00:19It's a great spectre.

00:20We've seen that for so long now.

00:23Were you expecting that exchange to almost have had the effect that it's had?

00:27In short, yes, actually.

00:35Yeah, I think it did surprise him.

00:37I presume that was his attempt to shut me down

00:40and not embarrass me,

00:43but just to offer me a bait to which he probably didn't expect me to rise.

00:57I keep spotting subsequently.

01:14It's one of the easiest ways to play against Manchester United.

01:17A ten-a-half Manchester United is to let them have the ball in their own half

01:22because sooner rather than later they'll give it to you

01:25or they'll allow you to steal it.

01:27Let them have the ball in their own half because they'll turn it over

01:29and that can't go on.

01:31That type of problem has got to be fixed.

01:34And it's when you see those problems reoccurring

01:38that you worry for a football team.

01:39I would certainly hope that Eric's got much deeper

01:59and more important things to worry about over this international break

02:02than his relationship with us guys.

02:06You know, he's got new signings to bed in.

02:08He's got players coming back from injury.

02:10And he's got a game away at Southampton that he bloody well needs to win.