Erik ten Hag accused his players of producing an “unacceptable” performance as Manchester United were knocked out of the Europa League by Sevilla, insisting that they lacked fight, character and the will to win.
United gave away two goals in a 3-0 defeat at the Sánchez-Pizjuán, two from Youssef En-Nesyri and another from Loïc Baldé completing a 5-2 aggregate victory for a side that have spent much of the season fighting relegation in Spain. But on a calamitous night it was not just about the errors committed by Harry Maguire and David de Gea, with Ten Hag admitting that Sevilla had been “clear” winners. That was made worse, the coach said, by the fact that this is not the first time.
