Manchester United boss has heavily criticized media reaction after the Red Devils’ recent FA Cup semi-final over Coventry City, labelling it as “embarrassing” and “a disgrace”.United have been widely criticized after relinquishing a 3-0 lead against the Championship side before winning on penalties.Brave Coventry come back from three goals down but Red Devils avoid disgrace via penalties!Coventry had a late goal ruled out for a marginal offside by the video assistant referee in extra time.”Football is about results,” Ten Hag said. “We made it to the final and deserved it.”We lost control for 20 minutes and were very lucky in the end but we made it to the final. That is a huge achievement.”Asked if he understood the negative reaction to their narrow win against the Sky Blues, Ten Hag said: “No. Absolutely not.”The reaction from you [the media] was embarrassing. Twice [two FA Cup finals] in two years, it is magnificent.”For me as manager, four cup finals in four years. The comments are a disgrace.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8056222##United winger Antony has also been criticized, for his celebration following the decisive penalty in the shootout.However, Ten Hag says “he was provoked”.”He [Antony] was [provoked] and should not react like this,” Ten Hag said. “You have not seen the provocation, only the reaction, but he should not do it. “We should acknowledge the performance of Coventry, coming back at 70 minutes when we dominated the game. The game must be closed, but the comeback from their side was very good.”
