Erik ten Hag has proudly responded to the comeback against West Ham United that his team achieved on Wednesday evening. Manchester United were on the verge of elimination from the FA Cup tournament, but fought back. He also praised star Wout Weghorst.
“This team just hates losing,” Ten Hag told ITV after guiding his side to the next round of the FA Cup. After the blistering resurrection of his team, the coach was a satisfied man. He continued, “When it looked like we were going to lose, they picked up the pace. They always fight and then find their way to win. Today was a good example of that. I am happy with that.”
Ten Hag analyzed the way in which opponent West Ham United’s defense was broken down. Erik ten Hag mentioned, “Our total set-up in the last half hour was hard to defend. The front four players did a great job. It was also a difficult night because we were still partying on Sunday after winning the League Cup. Then you have to quickly go back to business as usual. We found the way and we won again.”
Praises on match winner Alejandro Garnacho
Two attackers made the difference for The Red Devils, of which match winner Alejandro Garnacho stood out the most. “I told him before the game that he should have an impact on the game as a basic player. He scored a great goal. You could see that he was growing in the game and just kept looking up to his opponent. He was a constant threat to West Ham. Then it is also difficult to stop him,” according to the manager of Manchester United FC.
The other star was Weghorst. Many connoisseurs frowned when the striker was taken in the winter, but at Old Trafford the Tukker grabbed the leading role on Wednesday evening. To the satisfaction of Ten Hag. “I think Wout was one of the best players on the field. We’ve only lost once since he joined us. He’s doing a great job. Now he has to hold on to that, because he is very important in his role,” Erik ten Hag said.
