Big club. The greatest or one of the greatest English teams ever. Well, in the world also. They can be hit on the chin and shaken but they always recover. And they did it quickly this time. It would be distasteful to compare the strength of Liverpool and Betis (although, this season…), nor the quality of the Premier League with the knockout stage of the Europa League – therefore, Manchester United must be given credit for how they reacted after the debacle at Anfield.The Red Devils took the field against the Spaniards and crushed them (4-1), getting closer to the quarter-finals of the second-best UEFA club competition. Mostly because Erik ten Hag was looking backward. Way back. Not only at the derby with the neighbors.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The Dutchman noticed bad segments in his team’s performance in the two games that preceded the derby with Liverpool.”I wasn’t happy with how we played against Newcastle and Leicester. Sometimes you need a bad result to open everyone’s eyes,” Ten Hag pointed out after celebrating at Old Trafford in the match against the Andalusians.”We had a period of the season where we suffered just one defeat in 22 games, then came that convincing failure in the 23rd, but I will not let anyone ignore what we did before that match because of that one defeat.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7088079##Liverpool have clearly been forgotten. Betis served great as a recovery rival.“We looked good on both ends of the pitch. At the end of the first half, we should have been leading 3-0. We made a mistake, we were punished, the visitors equalized, but overall we left a good impression. Especially in the second part. We scored effective goals, gave the fans satisfaction. They also gave us something in return, regardless of 0-7 last week, they were with us”.With the triumph over the club from Sevilla, Manchester United extended their unbeaten streak at home, in all competitions, to 22 games.”From the beginning, we showed a clear attitude, attacked the opponent, controlled the ball, made a surplus in the middle, moved great, which allowed us to create a lot of chances and be dangerous. It is always important how the team reacts after a bad result, and this is not the first time this has happened to us this season. We’ve had cases like this five or six times and we’d always reset. That’s because this team has great character.”🚨🚨🎙️| Erik ten Hag: “I wasn’t happy with the performances against Newcastle and Leicester. Sometimes it takes a bad result to open everyone’s eyes.”Perfectionist 🧠 pic.twitter.com/uTlyue6OzK— centredevils. (@centredevils) March 9, 2023 It seems that Ten Hag has done a lot on that front. Among other things, he does not give in to pressure, although in recent days it has been widely reported that he could, allegedly, take off the armband from Bruno Fernandes after the derby with Manchester, and in fact the coach of the Red Devils further strengthened the status of the Portuguese.”Bruno is an inspiration to the whole team. Of course, no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. I am really happy to have Fernandes in the team and every time Harry Maguire is not on the field, the Portuguese will be our captain,” explained Ten Hag.Erik ten Hag: “Bruno was fantastic. He led the team with his control of the game and passing and then he scored a goal.”Proper Captain 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ChwpfSKYDO— Nana Kwesi Eshun (@_NanaCwesi_) March 10, 2023
