Erik ten Hag explains how Man Utd game plan unravelled in derby defeat
Erik ten Hag has claimed his Game plan for the Manchester derby was going "how we wanted" before United limped to a 3-0 defeat to rivals City on Sunday. The Red Devils started brightly in the opening ten minutes at Old Trafford but then fell behind to Erling Haaland's penalty midway through the first half as the gap in quality began to show. United may have gone into half-time on level terms had Scott McTominay not been denied by City goalkeeper Ederson but instead the deficit grew when Haaland grabbed his second in the 49th minute. The performance from Ten Hag's side dropped off during the second half as City asserted their dominance with a third from Phil Foden late on. Although he would not give an opinion on the decision from referee Paul Tierney, Ten Hag pointed towards the awarding of a penalty for Rasmus Hojlund's pull on Rodri as the turning point in the match. Ten Hag's game plan unravelled against City / Catherine Ivill/GettyImages LISTEN TO THE ...