Erik ten Hag felt his Manchester United side should have come away from Istanbul with a first Europa League victory of the season.
The Reds went ahead through Christian Eriksen’s fine strike in the first half but were pegged back by Youssef En-Nesyri soon after the break - a goal which left the boss frustrated - as the game finished 1-1 in Turkey.
Ten Hag pointed to missed chances and praised Andre Onana’s impressive heroics in the first half, whilst reflecting on our current position (21st) in the competition after three successive draws.
Read the manager’s post-match thoughts and watch his MUTV interview below…
FRUSTRATED BY FENERBAHCE GOAL
“It was a good game, two good teams, both went for the win. We want to win and when you are 1-0 up in a tough away game, after a first half where you have control and we had some good chances to make a second [goal], then you concede a goal like we did, that feels bad. The first ball was played in our block, that cannot happen. Then one cross has come in and then a goal, that shouldn’t happen.”
WE SHOULD HAVE WON BUT SETTLE FOR A POINT
“We missed some big opportunities, like the one where it was brilliant outplay on the right side and then the final pass from Diogo [Dalot] for Rashy [Marcus Rashford] wasn’t quite there. That should be a goal. It was fabulous outplay over the right side, good behind the defending line and then the pull-back - just the final pass wasn’t there in that moment and that’s a pity because, in that moment, if you go 2-1 up, you win the game.”
TWO POINTS FROM TWO TOUGH AWAY GAMES
“We should have won this game but, in the end, we know that it’s a tough atmosphere here, so we take a point. So from two tough away games [also against FC Porto], we take two points and now we have two games at Old Trafford [in the Europa League]. We have to win if we want to progress in Europe.”
WE KNOW ONANA’S CAPABILITIES
“They were unbelievable saves, it was from second phase from a corner. Two saves from Andre [in the first half from Youssef En-Nesyri] were unbelievable. We know he is capable and we saw there that he is a great keeper.”
UGARTE BLOCK SHOWS OUR DETERMINATION
“There was also one on the counter attack where Manuel Ugarte made a great save on the goalline. It was also such a moment which showed the determination in this team. It’s hard to beat our team but we have to take more chances. When you want to be really successful, when you are coming into the scoring position, if you want to win more games, you have to score more.”
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