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Erik ten Hag’s side suffered a humiliating three-goal defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford as boos rang out in the dark and rainy Old Trafford.
The result erased any remaining positivity from Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Chelsea.
Things couldn’t get any easier for Manchenia either. Next week’s football menu includes a must-win Champions League game against Bayern Munich and a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool.
when talking to the bbc today’s matchthe Dutchman cut out an irritated figure.
The coach lamented the team’s lack of concentration at the start of the match.
He commented: If you start out like we did, you’ll get killed. ”
While the coach praised his opponents, he clearly regretted missing out on an opportunity to close the gap to the top four. He insisted: “They are a good opponent, but we have to try harder.”
Asked about the boos that echoed around Old Trafford, the Dutchman said: “I understand they are disappointed and frustrated. We all are, but we need to do better and every game We’ve got to show that – we’ve got to make sure we don’t go to such a high level every game.”
The manager was clearly furious with his team’s trademark inconsistency. He added: “We need consistency. We can play very well against many opponents and we can do that, but we have to do it every three days.”
“We have to achieve high standards to get results every three days,” the coach said, continuing to lament the team’s inability to win matches regularly.
The former Ajax player claimed he thought he would see something different after the game against Chelsea. Ten Hag argued: “I thought we could build on Chelsea’s result. We didn’t start well.”
The man in the hot seat at Old Trafford was asked by a BBC reporter about Tuesday’s important game against Bayern Munich. He replied: “We know we can do it and we showed it that week. We have to leave this behind, but we have to talk about it.”
The 53-year-old will be hoping to get some reaction from his team with such an important week approaching. He will need to do so or the end may be near for the manager under pressure.