![]() ![]() The club are second in Group E after defeat against Real Sociedad and a win against Sheriff Tiraspol.8 There are two main kinds of football games: the ones where you actually play the match against your competitor, moving the team players across the field, and the ones where you play as the manager of the team. Altogether we didn't do enough to win the game, to get points from that game."ĭefenders Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane are among the absentees for United's trip to Cyprus. "We have let down the club altogether, not just one or two players. ![]() "Obviously we know the game we played was not good enough for our standards, for what we have set for ourselves, for what we want to achieve this season," said the attacking midfielder. We will take that and we have to understand we have to do things much better."īruno Fernandes said United's players had held a meeting after the defeat to go through "the tough things, the mistakes that we did". He added: "So thank you for the lesson, from Pep and City. "You always take respect of the opponent but we will still stick to our philosophy, our rules, our principles." It was a reality check, so we have to learn from it and carry on. "As always we analyse and we do that tough, the reality. "Obviously it was a difficult day," said the Dutch boss. Ten Hag thanked City manager Pep Guardiola and his team for the reality check dished out at the Etihad.Įrling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat-tricks in a match that showed the chasm between Ten Hag's side and back-to-back Premier League champions City. "But I already said and, I have to repeat, he's training well, he has a good mood, he's motivated and he gives his best. He's not happy of course when he's not playing. "He's really competitive, as we all know. "But when I tell you all the players, when you're here and you're happy, or satisfied, when you're on the bench, this is not a club where you have to be, and especially Cristiano. "I never talk about my conversations with the players," United manager Ten Hag said at his pre-match press conference. ![]() Ronaldo was left on the bench for Sunday's 6-3 derby hammering at Manchester City, leading to renewed questions about his future before the trip to Cyprus. The forward could start just his fourth match in all competitions when United take on Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League on Thursday. Ronaldo reportedly received an eye-watering offer from Saudi Arabia, but no Champions League giants made their move for the Portugal attacker, who missed United's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to a family issue. ![]()
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