Man United’s Ten Hag has ‘mixed feelings’ over dramatic win،
Erik ten Hag admitted he had “mixed feelings” after Manchester United squandered a two-goal lead against Wolves but still won 4-3 thanks to Kobbie Mainoo's stoppage-time winner.
Mainoo scored in the 97th minute at Molineux to win a chaotic match, just two minutes after Pedro Neto thought he had snatched a point from Wolves to make it 3-3.
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United dominated the first half and should have been out of sight before Wolves came back, leading Ten Hag to say afterwards that he would take both positives and negatives from it.
“I have mixed feelings,” Ten Hag said.
“A team is very happy. Of course, it's a massive victory and I think for a neutral fan, watching this match, it was great to see.
“But as a coach, when you see that you dominate a match for an hour, you should make it 3-0 or 4-0 on the hour, and then the way we concede goals, we should manage that better on the ground. It may not happen.”
Mainoo was United's hero after the 18-year-old midfielder powered his way into the penalty area to score his first Premier League goal.
Marcus Rashford also found the net after being reinstated in the squad following his punishment for visiting a Belfast nightclub last week before telling the club he was too ill to train.
“You see the team spirit and the resilience, especially in Kobbie Mainoo, it’s great to see,” Ten Hag said.
“We have the right character, the state of mind in the dressing room is very good when we can show it. I think the whole team played very well, Rashy too.”
However, for all the praise heaped on Mainoo and Rashford, Ten Hag also branded his team “naive” after leading 2-0 and 3-1 before being drawn back to 3-3.
“We should have managed the game better,” Ten Hag said.
“We have to correct these mistakes, they cannot happen. We also had some extra steps in the matches of the season. What is required is leadership and it cannot happen that you concede such goals This is a story.
“I said I have mixed feelings about it and I'm very happy with the team performance and some individual performances from us.”
