Ten Hag: 'Man Utd should have scored with three goals'

"It's disappointing. When you score three goals in Munich, you should have won at least one point, but we didn't," Ten Hag said after the Champions League opening match on the evening of September 20. "We have to look at ourselves because the goals we concede are too easy."

According to the Dutch military leader, Man Utd played well in the first 25 minutes. He admitted that goalkeeper Andre Onana was at fault for the goal in the 28th minute, but criticized the defenders and midfielders for allowing Leroy Sane to shoot freely. He also criticized Man Utd's defensive players for letting Jamal Musiala pass while assisting Serge Gnabry to increase the score to 2-0 in the 32nd minute.

The Dutch coach wants Man Utd to make more efforts and determination, to overcome personal and collective limits, to win again. "Allowing Bayern players to easily break into the penalty area and finish is unacceptable," Ten Hag added. "You have to endure, sacrifice, and devote all your strength to stop your opponent. Only when we do that will we win again."

Ten Hag also said that like the two losses to Arsenal and Brighton, the loss to Bayern took place at a very high level. And to improve, he advised players to create their own luck by playing determinedly. "If you are not determined, you will never achieve it, because no one gives you anything in football," Ten Hag emphasized.

Before losing to Bayern, Man Utd lost five defenders. Raphael Varane could return against Burnley this weekend, but Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are all injured. Meanwhile, the possibility of Ten Hag letting Harry Maguire play is unclear.

When asked if Man Utd's defensive weakness is related to injury or spirit, Ten Hag replied: "Both. We can only escape this situation if we can solve both of those problems."

After being conceded by Sane and Gnabry in the first half, Man Utd played better and avoided a heavy loss. At the beginning of the second half, Rasmus Hojlund scored the first goal for the "Red Devils", before Harry Kane increased the score to 3-1 for Bayern from the 11m mark. The two teams continued to chase with Casemiro's close-range shot in the 88th minute and Mathys Tel's volley in the 90+2 minute. Minute 90+5, Casemiro headed in from close range to complete a personal double, and shortened the gap to 3-4 for Man Utd.

The 3-4 loss to Bayern was the first time Man Utd conceded four goals in the Champions League, since losing 0-4 to Barca in 1994. In all competitions since the beginning of the season, Man Utd has lost four out of six matches. Previously, in the English Premier League, they lost to Tottenham 0-2, Arsenal 1-3 and Brighton 1-3.

After the opening match of Group D of the Champions League, Man Utd is ranked last, while Bayern leads with three points. Copenhagen and Galatasaray ranked second and third, with the same point, after holding each other with a score of 2-2.