Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag says he used Harry Maguire as a striker in opposition to Actual Sociedad as he wished extra our bodies in assault.
- United wanted to win by at the least two
- Ten Hag used defender as striker
- Didn’t have a lot affect on the sport
WHAT HAPPENED? The Crimson Devils needed to win by a two-goal margin to grab high spot from Actual Sociedad in Group E within the Europa League. Within the 82nd minute, Ten Hag changed goalscorer Alejandro Garnacho with Maguire and used him as a goal man seeking the elusive second purpose. However Maguire was not offered ok deliveries to make use of his imposing body to trigger issues within the field, with the workforce inexplicably enjoying a late nook brief fairly than hoisting it in direction of his head.
WHAT THEY SAID: After the match the Dutch tactician defined his choice, telling the membership’s official web site: “To deliver additional offensive gamers in. However I believe in that second we had been too erratic, we weren’t pretty much as good on the ball anymore and we introduced much less balls into the field. Within the final 10 minutes, we bought the ball within the field once more and created a very good probability. That was the thought. We needed to take dangers, and that is what we did. And we stored a clear sheet very effectively.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Manchester United needed to accept a second-place end within the group and will face a play-off to qualify for the final 16 of the Europa League – even after beating Actual Sociedad on Thursday. Ten Hag’s facet will now face one of many eight groups dropping out of the Champions League in a two-legged tie.
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Only a few individuals would have anticipated to see Maguire thrown up high on Thursday evening…
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WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED? The Crimson Devils will subsequent tackle Aston Villa within the Premier League on Sunday.