After seeing his in-form facet come from behind to beat Barcelona in an exhilarating recreation at Old Trafford on Thursday, Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag insisted his group can beat anybody because it hunts for a primary main trophy since 2017.
United stays in 4 competitions this season after incomes a 2-1 victory in its Europa League playoff second leg to knock out the Spanish facet 4-3 on combination.
Getting the higher of a group eight factors clear on the high of LaLiga and taking part in with an depth not often seen at Old Trafford since Alex Ferguson was United supervisor crammed Ten Hag with confidence.
“You need a strategy to build but also you need results to get that strong belief,” Ten Hag advised reporters.
“This is another step because when you can beat Barcelona — one of the best teams in this moment in Europe — your belief can be really strong because then I think you are able to beat anyone.
“It was a magnificent night. I think it is brilliant when you can beat Barcelona, eight points ahead of Real Madrid in LaLiga and we have seen this week Real Madrid playing (against Liverpool). We did a magnificent performance.”
It is just not the primary time this season United have come from behind in a giant match at dwelling, having overwhelmed Premier League champions Manchester City 2-1 final month after falling behind.
Ten Hag praised the character of his gamers.
“We have great personalities in this team, starting with David (De Gea), Rapha (Varane), Licha (Martinez), Casemiro, Bruno (Fernandes), such winning types,” he mentioned.
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Brazilian ahead Antony scored the winner in opposition to Barcelona after approaching in its place at halftime.
“Everyone has such a strong belief in this team and the fight in this team,” Ten Hag mentioned. “You can see it with the subs, they’re approaching and bringing power and high quality and a distinct dynamic in video games.
“I believe all of the subs, not solely on this recreation however in lots of video games earlier than, did brilliantly.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com