When Micky van de Ven stole a loose ball from Marcus Rashford, Manchester United had committed only five players to the Tottenham half. At most three were taken out of play by the first touch of the Dutch center-back.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says his team still needs more time to come together following Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur. United were second-best throughout the contest and the situation was only made worse when captain Bruno Fernandes was shown a red card shortly before half-time with the score at 1-0.

Erik ten Hag felt the root of Manchester United’s problems against Tottenham Hotspur were more psychological than tactical, as they The post Man United started poorly in Tottenham defeat at Old Trafford – Ten Hag first appeared on Africa Top Sports.