MANCHESTER.- Out of the Champions League In the first instance, the return of the Manchester United to the maximum European competition was not positive.
With the 1-0 defeat against Bayern Munich On Tuesday, the team Erik ten Hag He was last in Group A after winning only one of six duels and confirmed that he will not have a consolation prize either, the Europa League.
“This is the level we want to play at. So we have to put all the effort to be among the first four and be back in the Champions League next year,” said the United coach when evaluating another setback in a season in which they have experienced disappointment after disappointment.
After confirming the club’s return to the Champions League In his first year, it looked like the team was on the mend under Ten Hag following United’s decline in the last decade since the manager’s retirement. Alex Ferguson in 2013.
But United’s woeful performance in a group that looked like it would be a mere formality after the draw in August increased the pressure on the Dutch coach as the team has also struggled in the Premier league.
The incipient performance against Bayern led to boos from the local fansbut his fate had been sealed before.
Manchester United’s individual errors:
Andre Onana has been guilty of several costly mistakes. The Cameroonian goalkeeper accepted the blame after his mistake gifted Bayern a goal in the first game of the group stage. He was also at fault last month when United let the lead slip away against Galatasaray.
Tactic:
United have left too many spaces open and this has resulted in 15 goals conceded, the most of any team in the league. Premier league in the group stage in the history of the Champions League.
Scoring has not been a problem, but Bayern and Copenhagen had four goals in their home games against United, while Galatasaray added three at home and away.
FOUNTAIN: AP
