Manchester United 0 v Tottenham Hotspur 3. Ten Hag : “What I saw in the first 30 minutes is below the level that we can expect from a Manchester United team. Even when we concede the goal, stay calm and control the game, stick together, stick to the plan and we have a foothold in the game.”

Asked if the issues were psychological rather than tactical, he added: “Definitely. The players got very stressed after conceding so quickly and made very bad decisions on the ball when they had the chance to play over. They should have done better than this.”

“No, I am not thinking about this. We all made together this decision to stay together, as an ownership, a leadership group in the summer, also we made the decision from a clear review what we have to improve and how we want to construct a squad.

“But we knew it will take some time, how the window went, some players late in like Ugarte. Also, we have to make some improvement in organisation, some injuries, we need some time.

“We are all on one page or in one boat together, the ownership, the staff and the players as well. I don’t have that concern.”

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Manchester United 1 v Twente 1. Ten Hag : “We are disappointed as a team. We wanted more but it was far from good enough in the end. They looked like they wanted it more than us and that cannot be right. Personally, you score a goal, you think it is going to be a match winner but it goes the other way.”

“You saw it, it was the game of their life, they fought for every yard and we didn’t – and 99 per cent is not enough, you have to give 100 per cent. When you are leading the game you have to finish it off. You have to go for the second goal and we finish the game.

“We have to be more clinical in situations but I don’t think that is only problem. The structure of the team is also a question of mentality.

“We are very ambitious and when you have ambition you have to performance and prove a point. Today, especially in the second half, we were too easy going, too complacent, We did not bring it over the line and as a team you have to deliver it.”

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Crystal Palace 0 v Manchester United 0. Ten Hag : “When we don’t win, I’m not content. We should have won. I think first half, we ate them alive. Then in the second half it was more in the balance, but first half, we should have scored one or two goals.

“I don’t think [our finishing let us down]. We had total control of the game. In and out of possession, I think we played very good. The only thing was in the box, that is where the game is always decided. We should be more clinical there.”

On the goalkeepers, he added: “It was a brilliant save from Andre Onana twice in one action, it was really brilliant. That is very difficult for a goalie to be there in the moment you needed.

“Dean Henderson also played a very good game, how many balls he stopped. He was in a rhythm, but Andre has to wait and keep the focus and in the right moment, you have to be spot on and he did brilliant.”

Ten Hag also sought to clarify his decision to bench Rashford after Redknapp questioned the decision, saying: “I am very happy with Marcus. It was just about rotation.”

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