Coach Erik ten Hag confidently declared that Man Utd has the ability and will do his best to beat Man City.
“I understand the feelings of the Man Utd fans. We will do everything to bring back the victory and the second title of the season. I will give everything I have and the players too. so ,” said coach Erik ten Hag after Man Utd won the right to the FA Cup final. The opponent of the Red Devils is Man City.
In the Premier League this season, Man Utd lost to Man City 3-6 but also won 2-1 in the rematch. Coach Erik ten Hag is confident that he and his students can beat the defending Premier League champions in the final at the end of the season.
“We can do it, although it’s not a simple challenge because City are very strong. We proved that we can beat Man City in the Premier League. It was the perfect match and we needed it. play like that again ,” coach Erik ten Hag said.
Talking about the match against Brighton in the semi-finals, the Dutchman gave praise to David de Gea. The Spaniard did not save the opponent’s penalty kick, but in the previous 120 minutes. he did not concede a goal. David de Gea’s saves were the main reason Man Utd pulled the opponent into the penalty shootout.
“De Gea played an excellent game, from possession to good saves, which he did a lot throughout the season,” said coach Erik ten Hag.
A few days ago, De Gea experienced an unforgettable match with silly mistakes that made Man Utd lose 0-3 to Sevilla in the Europa League. However, this goalkeeper is still defended by coach Erik ten Hag in front of the media. In response, De Gea and his teammates played well in the FA Cup semi-final.
“Man Utd kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League and this was the same. We were determined and fought to get there. Man Utd showed great organization. Brighton had a chance, but we also had a chance. there are opportunities in transition situations and direct attacks ,” said coach Erik ten Hag.
“We proved that Man Utd can cope after the setbacks and come back in the next game. Now what we need to improve is to do it in one game, in difficult circumstances. We need to show personality .”
Meanwhile, Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi thinks he and his students are the team that deserves to win. In fact, Brighton dominated most of the time of the match but they did not take advantage of the opportunity.
“We deserved to win because Brighton were the better team, created more chances. We were underdogs in the middle of the second half, but for the rest of the game we played as we wanted, kicking in the half. the opponent’s field,” said coach De Zerbi.
In the penalty shootout, Brighton did well in the first 6 shots. The turning point came on the seventh inning, when Solly March shot out.
