{"id":14522,"date":"2023-12-13T17:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T14:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/14522\/manchester-united-still-have-plenty\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:48:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T14:48:02","slug":"manchester-united-still-have-plenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=14522","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United still have plenty to play for &#8211; Ten Hag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United still have plenty to play for &#8211; Ten Hag\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Rob Dawson, correspondent<span class=\"timestamp \">December 12, 2023, 11:28 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United \u201cshould have done better\u201d in the Champions League this season, but said their early exit from Europe did not mean their campaign was effectively over.<\/p>\n<p>United&#39;s 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich, combined with FC Copenhagen&#39;s 1-0 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> over Galatasaray, saw the Ten Hag side crash out of European competition altogether after finishing last in Group A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Draw for the UCL round of 16: rankings, date, details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman said afterwards that his team still had a lot to play for, despite exiting the Carabao Cup and finishing sixth in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact is we don\u2019t have enough points,\u201d Ten Hag said.  &#8220;We are disappointed as a group. As a coach I am disappointed. We should have done better. There is still a lot to play for and now we can focus, of course, on the Premier League.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Manchester <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a> are out of European competition this season after finishing last in their Champions League group. <cite>Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;That&#39;s the level we want to play at, the Champions League, so we have to make every effort to be in the top four and come back next year in the Champions League. Then we have the FA Cup, so it There&#39;s so much to play for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was an attempt to put a positive spin on Ten Hag, but a 12th defeat of the season \u2013 seven of them at home \u2013 is another blow in a campaign full of them.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw suffered muscle injuries against Bayern and could now miss the trip to Anfield to face Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are losing players and players who are very decisive for our game, who can make the difference and in many matches this has also been the case in this campaign,\u201d Ten Hag said.  \u201cWe didn&#39;t always have the players available that we wanted to play for. That&#39;s certainly part of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I give you a reason, but don\u2019t see this as an excuse, because even if we don\u2019t all agree, we still have to win because these are goals that belong to Manchester United.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United still have plenty to play for &#8211; Ten Hag\u060c Rob Dawson, correspondentDecember 12, 2023, 11:28 p.m. Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United \u201cshould have done better\u201d in the Champions League this season, but said their early exit from Europe did not mean their campaign was effectively over. 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