Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has urged his players to be angry when they face arch-rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday (Apr 7) evening. The Merseyside Reds are currently challenging for the title while the hosts battle for the Champions League spot.
Ten Hag urging his troops to be angry stems from the agonising defeat against Chelsea where they conceded twice in the stoppage time to lose the game 3-4.
“We can play to a very high standard. We can compete with the best and beat the best in the Premier League. When you can do that, you can also do it across Europe. We need to learn how to bring big games over the line,” said Ten Hag.
“We have to recover very quickly. We have to turn this around. We will be in a positive mood and we will be looking forward. We have to take energy but we will be mad, and angry. From anger, you can take a lot of energy and that is how we have to do it,” he added.
United recently dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup after scoring late in extra time to stun the 2022 champions who were gunning for an unprecedented quadruple. Ten Hag’s men had a horrid game but Liverpool failing to take their chances allowed United to come back into the game.
Three-horse title race
The title race has been a three-horse race for the major part of the year. Both Manchester City and Arsenal collected three points from their weekend matches and attention now turns to Liverpool to do the same.
Liverpool are currently second in the points table, one point behind leaders Arsenal, having played a game less. A win against United would massively boost Liverpool’s credentials but a loss or draw would be a huge dent.
As for United, a win over Jurgen Klopp’s Reds would give Ten Hag the bragging rights and help them secure the sixth spot and start a late charge to catch Tottenham Hotspur who sit above them with 57 points.
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