13/05/2024
*Erik ten Hag hits back at "pathetic" Sky Sports question after latest Man Utd defeat*
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was less than impressed with one of the questions put to him following Sunday's 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at Old Trafford
Erik ten Hag was not happy with one Sky Sports' line of questioning after Man Utd's loss against Arsenal
Erik ten Hag hit out at Sky Sports' line of questioning in the aftermath of Manchester United's loss against Arsenal on Sunday.
The Red Devils fell to their 14th league defeat of the season against the Gunners, who kept their Premier League title hopes alive with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford courtesy of Leandro Trossard.
Another negative result is unlikely to ease the pressure on Ten Hag, who was without a host of injured first-team stars for the game, including club captain Bruno Fernandes. The Dutchman was again forced to field the struggling Casemiro at centre-back in the absence of his usual defenders, with the veteran caught out for Trossard's goal.
However, Ten Hag reacted angrily he was asked how big the gap between the two sides would be were it not for said injuries during his post-match interview on Sky Sports.
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"That is pathetic," he raged. "We don’t have to answer this question in this moment. Because it isn’t.
"We have these problems and the problems have caused us an effect in results. But I don’t know where we would be if we had the players on board. If we had all of the players on board, we will get more points and have more consistency in the backline."
During his post-match press conference with reporters, Ten Hag did, however, concede that the club's ridiculous injury list had played a part in United's poor season.
He told reporters: "Any manager can do better but also I am two years here and I have one time had a full group of players. You can't progress a team in certain key areas with so many injurie
