Ten Hag: This is what we lack, and I always talk to the management

Manchester United coach Erik Ten Hag appeared in press statements, after the 0-0 draw against Aston Villa, in the seventh round of the Premier League.

The coach said: “I think this is the fourth game we have kept a clean sheet this season. As you can see, we had very good organization and cohesion. There was good character and good team spirit. Determined and resilient.”

He added: “We were about to not give them any chance. When you defend like that and get some luck, in the end they had a big chance but it was Almost the only chance, I think.”

He stressed: “We created some chances, but also there were not many chances. We hit the crossbar and Rashford also had chances. But the two teams were really balanced.

He noted: “Against Porto, our build-up was great, very good. In the first 25 minutes, we outperformed Porto. Also at Palace, we were good.” Very in possession, we had matches this season where we were good, but today we did not create many chances, but we also played against a great team.”

He continued: “We did. We created a lot of chances in our seven games but we have to step up. We have to take into account Hoglund's return, he's still getting back to full fitness but there are others that are stepping up, Jarnacho is also very good, and Anthony is at the end ".

And he said: "Rashford was a yellow card away from being sent off, and that's one of the reasons we decided to replace him. If he made a mistake, he might have been sent off. We couldn't risk it Again, Maguire was not feeling well after the first half, so I had to replace him.

He added: “We know that we lack goals at this moment, and from that perspective This is not a good start, we have to intensify efforts. This is an area we have to improve. But we kept four clean sheets. This is good because we have to defend properly.”

He concluded: Are you talking to the management? We always talk, every week we talk, we are all on board together, on the page One, and we know what we are working on, it is a long-term process.”

He concluded: “We succeeded in getting through two very difficult matches away from home. This is a team. We showed belief and confidence Which we have."