Manchester United

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, speaking to TNT Sports: “We started the game very good, we dominated, scored two goals then we lost control. The start was good, the middle was not good then we finished very good. It’s a tough place to go, we’re coming back from 3-2 and get the equaliser. The team has a strong character, but the middle part we have to improve.

“We need to be better on the ball, keep switching. We had good players, a good plan. We have to defend better. We had three clean sheets not a long time ago so we can defend very good, but we have to go back to those habits.”

On Marcus Rashford coming off at half-time: “We have to rotate. Garnacho, we didn’t start him, but he had a great game not only Sunday but the whole season. We go quickly with a turnaround to Villa and they have had a day longer to recover and we have an away game.”

On his job being under pressure: “We will get there. Don’t judge us in this moment, judge us at the end of the season. We are in the process, we will improve. We have had two seasons where we have reached finals, we will continue and fight.

“You see the spirit and the connection between the staff and the team. The players are together, they have a strong spirit and they want to achieve. We have a good mentality but in some defending parts we have to step up.”