Jack Ross owned up to Dundee United 's poor performance in Alkmaar - and apologised to the travelling fans for their dismal Europa Conference League exit.
Ross and his team picked up a huge first-leg victory at Tannadice and travelled to Alkmaar potentially just 90 minutes away from a place in the next round. But it was one disaster after another as the Dutch side ran riot, with keeper Mark Birighitti shaky between the sticks as he conceded FIVE first half goals.
Just 16 minutes of football separated Vangelis Pavlidis' opener from Dani de Wit's sixth, which came seconds after the restart. And a dejected Ross apologised to the near-2,000 Tangerines who travelled from Dundee, urging his team to pick themselves up for a Premiership clash with Hearts at the weekend.
