Erik ten Hag has insisted Brighton will face a different Manchester United in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final from the one they came up against on the opening day of the season. That encounter ended in a 2-1 defeat for United at Old Trafford and Ten Hag is proud of the progress his players have made since then, but admits they still have “steps to go” in building a winning mentality.
Ten Hag leads United into a second domestic semi-final still furious with how they performed in their Europa League quarter-final second leg against Sevilla on Thursday. He reiterated his view that the 3-0 loss – which led United to exit the competition 5-2 on aggregate – was “unacceptable”, mainly because of how the team capitulated after going behind inside eight minutes to Youssef En-Nesyri’s first of two goals at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.
