It was the best match of the Ten Hag era. The Dutch coach, who has already overcome an initial slump at the beginning of the season, found the key to revive his team following poor performances in front of goal once morest Omonia and Newcastle United last week. With energy, with intensity. With Casemiro as the starter and Fred released. And with Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench. Something that did not prevent the Portuguese from being the center of attention once more. He did not score once morest the Cypriots on Thursday or once morest the Magpies on Sunday. When he was then substituted, he made visible his disagreement with his coach’s decision. On Wednesday, when he learned that he would not play any minutes once morest Tottenham, he left before the referee signaled the final whistle. Despite the victory of his team. In the interview following the match, Ten Hag highlighted the organization of his team and left the controversy with Ronaldo for Thursday.
What do you think of Cristiano’s departure before time?
I saw him, but I didn’t talk to him. I’ll fix it tomorrow.
Was it the best performance since your arrival at Old Trafford?
We’ve had good performances, like once morest Liverpool or Arsenal, but you might see some developments today. We’ve grown over the last few weeks, and we’re more proactive with and without possession.
What was the key?
The first thing is organization, with and without the ball. When the organization is good, then you need the right intensity. You have to set the pace, and that’s what we did today.
Did you think you might beat Tottenham so comfortably?
Tottenham have been playing very well this season, every performance has been good. I thought we would need to do really well to win, and we did. It was a magnificent performance, I hope we have laid the foundation.