COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Erik ten Hag criticized the first-half crimson card for Marcus Rashford — which the Manchester United coach mentioned “modified all the things” — as his workforce surrendered a 2-0 result in lose 4-3 in opposition to FC Copenhagen.
United at the moment are backside of Champions League Group A having suffered their third defeat in 4 video games. They need to now beat Galatasaray in Istanbul later this month and Bayern Munich at Previous Trafford of their remaining sport to have a sensible likelihood of reaching the spherical of 16.
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However after racing into an early lead by two Rasmus Hojlund objectives, United’s evening turned bitter when Rashford was despatched off following the intervention of VAR for a Forty second-minute foul on Elias Jelert.
Rashford caught the Copenhagen participant on the shin with the only of his boot and was proven a crimson card by referee Donatas Rumsas, however Ten Hag referred to as the choice “harsh.”
“The crimson card modified all the things,” Ten Hag mentioned. “We then conceded two objectives earlier than half-time that ought to by no means have counted — the primary was offside, their participant was stood in entrance of André Onana, and the penalty [for the second] was very debatable.
“The crimson card was harsh. [Rashford] went for the ball, however the referee had such a very long time to make it a crimson card. Once you freeze it, it at all times seems worse. They took so lengthy to make a crimson card of it.
“I am very disenchanted with the selections, the sport was by no means meant to be like this. Choices need to be made, mistaken selections may be made, however three such powerful selections [went against us].”
United have now misplaced 9 of 17 video games in all competitions this season. The outcome additionally marked the primary time in European competitors that the Purple Devils misplaced a sport when main by a number of objectives, having received 78 instances and drawn twice in earlier cases. Nonetheless, Ten Hag mentioned that his gamers will quickly get the break he believes their performances deserve.
“It is clear. We’re very disenchanted as a result of we play superb, began the sport so effectively, our greatest minutes of the season,” he mentioned. “However the squad is resilient. The entire season, so many selections are in opposition to us, however each time, there may be spirit and battle. We are going to maintain going and it’ll flip in our favour.
“Soccer is a sport of errors. We did not do all the things proper, even with 10 males, we dictated the sport. We did not do all the things, however we did many issues proper.”
