Manchester United coach Erik Ten Hag appeared in press statements after losing the Charity Shield to Manchester City on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

The coach said: “It is difficult to accept this result, when the performance is good, and when you lose, everyone feels it. It hurts. You have to feel the pain and we have to suffer. We have to transfer this belief to the league.”

On the missed opportunities: “We did a very good job of scoring the second goal in the FA Cup final before the end of the first half and we were not able to do that here.”

And about Jadon Sancho: “He is very good at taking penalty kicks, and today he missed them, but that is part of the game.”

He continued: “We were able to We are on the same level as Manchester City.”

He concluded: “Marcus Rashford put us up the field and defended well. We created chances, put pressure on the ball, and in possession we had some Very good opportunities, so there are many positives that we can take advantage of.”