Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag was left irritated by his side’s 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund, accusing the squad of ‘not following his rules’ in and ‘unforgivable’ display. United brought their US Tour to an end in Las Vegas on Sunday night with a chance for Ten Hag’s side to find some form with just two weeks until the start of the Premier League season.
Diogo Dalot gave United the lead midway through the first half with a stunning strike, but Dortmund turned the game on its head with two back-to-back goals before half-time. Antony then tapped in from close range after the break to level the match, but Dortmund were able to find the winner through Youssoufa Moukoko.
While results aren’t everything in pre-season, Ten Hag was still left frustrated at the manner in which his side conceded all three goals. The United boss took aim at the players who were on the pitch for the final stages of the match, calling their performance ‘unforgivable’.
“Yeah, [the game was] two parts, the first hour was good, playing as a team, lot of dynamic, good pressing,” Ten Hag told MUTV. “So it was really enjoyable to see and that’s what I wanted to say at half-time, but all of a sudden, they give two goals away.
“They were giveaways and that was annoying. But the last half an hour, it was bad, a poor performance. They didn’t follow the rules at all, not in pressing, not in building up or when attacking. They were 11 individuals on the pitch.
“That wasn’t good at all. I said to the team, I think it was a good tour, but you want to finish with a good performance and there was only 60 minutes that I was pleased with, but not with the goals we conceded because the first one was poor defending and the second one was poor in build-up.
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