Erik ten Hag also talked about Donny van de Beek’s injury.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has praised goalkeeper David De Gea after Man Utd were quite lucky at times in their Premier League win over AFC Bournemouth.
The Red Devils were far from their best against Bournemouth but in the end, it did not matter as they were still able to breeze past their Premier League rivals on Wednesday night.
Manchester United took control of the game through goals from Casemiro and Luke Shaw. Marcus Rashford scored the third goal to make it 3-0.
It was Manchester United’s fourth consecutive victory in the league and they are now level with Newcastle on points. They are five points ahead of 5th placed Tottenham.
Ten Hag was not completely happy with his side post-match but he praised De Gea after he made “some great saves”.
“I’m happy with the result. Today it was not our best game. We have to be honest, we didn’t play that smart as a team. We made great goals, but at times we were quite lucky, and some great saves from David [de Gea]. We could have been smarter as a team,” Ten Hag said.
“There were big spaces at 2-0 up, sometimes we have to keep the ball and recognise when to go for goal. That is the next step. It is always good to win 3-0. It was a great performance for the crowd, with scoring opportunities for both goals. To win 3-0 is always good.
“We have to go from game-to-game. The next game is a cup one, but we want to win every game. That has to be the approach. We don’t want to look any further, focus on that, it will be a tough game. We need every energy in the preparation and when we kick off on Friday night.”
On Donny van de Beek’s injury: “We need to wait 24 hours, but it is not looking very good.”
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