Erik ten Hag makes surprising Man Utd claim as Jose Mourinho names his next job

Christian Eriksen's extremity was not capable to manus Manchester United triumph implicit Fenerbahce successful the Europa League arsenic Youssef En-Nesyri ensured Jose Mourinho's broadside shared the spoils

Erik 10 Hag insisted Manchester United tin beryllium satisfied with their Europa League run contempt failing to support a pb for the 3rd successive game.

Christian Eriksen fired United into a 15th-minute lead to concisely soundlessness a seething Sukru Saracoglu Stadium but Jose Mourinho ’s broadside came storming backmost to equalise conscionable aft the interruption done Youssef En-Nesyri’s header. Mourinho was past sent disconnected for his furious touchline reaction erstwhile referee Clement Turpin failed to springiness a punishment for Manuel Ugarte situation connected Bright Osayi-Samuel - and aboriginal offered his services to immoderate struggling Premier League nine due to the fact that it would mean helium wouldn’t beryllium progressive successful European football.

United are present 21st successful the array and Ten Hag insisted: “We person had 2 pugnacious distant games astatine Porto and present Fenerbahce, truthful it is not a atrocious point. Of people erstwhile you instrumentality the pb past drafting the crippled shouldn’t hap - and we had chances to marque a 2nd goal.

“We are disappointed not to win. At Old Trafford we present person to triumph games.

“But Fenerbahce are a precise bully club, with precise bully fans and immoderate bully players. This crippled would beryllium a precise bully final.

“We should support the shot amended than we did successful the archetypal half. We should person scored much goals but to beryllium honorable they besides created bully chances. They gave america immoderate problems.

“But we privation to win. We privation to triumph each game.”

Mourinho insisted that his squad deserved amended - and suggested that lone an incredible treble prevention by United keeper Andre Onana from En-Nesyri denied the Turkish nine a celebrated victory.

Mourinho said: "The champion happening I tin bash erstwhile I permission Fenerbahce is spell to a nine that doesn’t play successful UEFA competition. So a nine astatine the bottommost successful England, who needs a manager successful 2 years, I’m acceptable to go. I don’t privation to talk immoderate much astir it. If I entreaty the reddish paper I volition get six months.

“I thought my squad was fantastic against a squad that is overmuch amended than thing we volition look successful Turkey. The 2 saves by Andre Onana from En-Nesyri successful the archetypal fractional were decisive successful the result.”

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