You mentioned injuries to Jonny Evans and Marcus Rashford. The list of injuries is getting longer and longer. Will the team be a bit overloaded by the end of the season to get closer to the top four? "We are working towards getting the players back. I think the players will be back in the coming weeks, especially after the international break." We hope that Jonny Evans and Marcus Rashford are not too unwell and can recover and use them for the next game against Everton.
The position that Bruno Fernandes played today. Did you like his style of play and is that an option for the rest of the season?
Is this loss, even in the first half, a reminder of the difference between Manchester United and Manchester City? "No, I don't think that's the case, absolutely. We have a lot of injury problems right now, but we still had a chance. By a very slim margin. We could have scored the second goal. He could have scored the second goal in a doubtful moment and a second doubtful moment. Look, it's not that big. We showed that if everyone comes in we can be very competitive and it can be very close in the cup final against them, for example. But let's not forget that City are the best team in the world at the moment.
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They are currently 11 points behind Aston Villa and six points behind Spurs, who still have a game in hand. Do you think the top four are out of reach and Champions League qualification is dependent on England finishing fifth? They have and we have the same doubts. Things can turn around soon, so we go into another final to get closer to them." Another advantage is that if they finish fifth, they will also qualify for the Champions League. So we have to do our best to win the match.
They have scored as many goals as Luton but only had one shot on target today. Is this a problem for you? "I don't think this is a good question today. As you can see, I scored a lot of goals in January. I think we're really making progress on that front. Our front lines are a total threat. We have to make sure Rasmus Højlund comes back. But if you look at Garnacho, Rashford and Bruno behind them, they're in good form, they can score goals, they can create chances. I think we can score more goals and we can score enough goals to win the soccer match. "
Although we had an early lead, we didn't hold onto the ball much and didn't take many shots. Do you think you're entitled to get anything out of the game? "Soccer isn't just about possession. Of course you need the ball to score goals, but it's important to remember that you scored a great goal in the first place and afterwards. I think. I think we had a few more chances in the first 20 minutes." And even before that, when in the first moment Garnacho passed the ball to Rashford. It was another good opportunity. Rashford still scored more goals after that and I think we defended really well off the ball and just couldn't get the ball into our side at important moments. Because at 1-1 Rashford broke again and I think Garnacho broke through just before 2-1. I think we were really close to a win or at least a draw. "
They were unhappy with Kyle Walker's tackle on Marcus just before City equalized. I don't know if you saw it again, but do you think that was a foul? "I won't say it. It was a tackle by Kyle Walker. They both ran and Mr. Rassie confirmed to me that there was contact. If there's any contact, it's out of control. I think that's what happened. "
Considering the injuries in the team, this style of play and the counter-attacking style, how likely do you think United will be to come to the Etihad and play aggressive football? "I think we can be proactive when defending as well. We defended very aggressively for a long time during the game. We defended the penalty area, kept away the opponents chances and then counter-attacked. I started and took my chances. I know City are a very good team and their style of play is very consistent. They had chances, we had chances and we could have scored the second goal. "
Were Marcus Rashford and Jonny Evans' retirements due to injury? "We had to take them both out. They fought to be in this game, but after 60 or 70 minutes we had to take them out and it was not in our favor at all. No. Johnny played great defense and Lassie was one of them. He scored one goal, but could have scored more.
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes the Reds had a chance to beat Manchester City after they lost 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Marcus Rashford's excellent first-half goal, the hosts fought back with a brace from Phil Foden before Erling Haaland equalized in the second half.
After the match, the coach spoke to the media and praised his team's performance. He explained that we were able to add the second goal and there was a good gap between the teams.
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