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Samuel Luckhurst

David de Gea explains why Erik ten Hag was angry after Manchester United won

David de Gea admitted Erik ten Hag was "a bit angry" with Manchester United's looseness during their 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

De Gea made four saves to secure an eighth Premier League clean sheet of the season but Ten Hag was unhappy with United's complacency after Luke Shaw put them 2-0 up in the 49th minute.

The United manager thanked De Gea at full-time and expressed his frustration with some of United's porous periods.

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"He was happy with the clean sheet but at the same time he was a bit angry," De Gea told the MEN. "Because we conceded too many chances and we were too open at the end of the game, so he was a bit angry.

"He (Ten Hag)'s doing well. I say before, he puts every player in the same direction and we feel like a proper team. Everyone wants to win, everyone wants to play for this club and that's massive.

"He brought a great spirit to the team, we are playing really well and this is the way we have to show and keep the momentum as well."

The harmony in the United squad was apparent prior to kick-off when the players and crowd applauded returning World Cup winner Lisandro Martinez, who was paraded on the pitch.

De Gea has played behind four different centre-backs in United's last two wins and Martinez had started every Premier League game before the World Cup.

"It was a massive congratulations to him, he won the World Cup, so it's great we have everyone back," De Gea added. "Everyone is ready to play.

"He is a very energetic guy, he's always smiling, he's always training 100%, always giving everything, so it's good to have him back.

"It's great (the options in defence). I think it doesn't matter who you put together in the team, even Luke Shaw played at centre-back and he played really well in two difficult games.

"I love to see the players like this, it's very enjoyable."

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