ERIK TEN HAG shut down Rio Ferdinand in a tense stay TV interview.
The Manchester United supervisor was quizzed on TNT Sports activities on the Craven Cottage pitch.
Rio Ferdinand and Erik ten Hag clashed in a tense TNT Sports activities interviewCredit score: TNT Sports activities
His facet grabbed a 91st-minute winner by way of captain Bruno Fernandes to grab a 1-0 victory at Fulham.
It ended a torrid week for United following 3-0 thrashings at dwelling in opposition to Manchester Metropolis and Newcastle.
However afterwards, legendary defender Ferdinand requested Ten Hag when followers will lastly get to see the crew taking part in his type successfully and constantly.
Nonetheless, the Dutchman was having none of it and fired again defiantly.
Ten Hag mentioned: “With all due respect, didn’t we see it final season?”
Ferdinand replied: “Final season I noticed it however this season we haven’t.”
A stumbling Ten Hag then added: “No. Anybody is aware of why – as a result of we’ve got so many accidents.
“Each time it’s important to swap, it’s important to make modifications and the routines will not be there.
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“That’s what you see in these moments in our crew. You must be extra pragmatic however I’ve all the time mentioned it’s not an excuse for not successful matches.”
Ten Hag then went on to elucidate the necessity to have the identical gamers frequently showing collectively to construct chemistry and momentum.
And on the finish of the gaffer’s spiel, Ferdinand provides a blunt “yeah” earlier than Joe Cole asks one other query.
Ten Hag then steered Harry Maguire had a hand harm regardless of needing remedy after wanting dizzy and keeling over.
However Ferdinand – who earlier tore into the Pink Devils flops – took the dialog again to United’s performances below Ten Hag.
‘WE WILL IMPROVE’
He requested whether or not a constant beginning XI would allow the Pink Devils to climb up the desk by sealing a collection of wins.
Ten Hag mentioned: “I’m positive we will do. I’m positive we’ll enhance if we get gamers again.
“Immediately was a stable efficiency – you see a base and a basis we will enhance on.
“You understand as effectively, you want performances after which the factors will come. I all the time wish to enhance the method after which the factors will come.
“Generally it’s important to go extra pragmatic, that’s what we did within the final weeks however right this moment I feel it was an absolute enchancment in efficiency.”
United thought they’d received an early lead when Scott McTominay completed however it was chalked off on account of Maguire being offside within the build-up – regardless of not touching the ball.
Andre Onana made a string of second-half saves to maintain Fulham out.
However simply because it heading for a goalless draw, the Cottagers did not clear their traces and Fernandes punished them with a low end into the nook.
Bruno Fernandes scored an injury-time winner at FulhamCredit score: PA
Ten Hag has been hit with a collection of key accidentsCredit score: Reuters