Erik ten Hag speaks after Manchester United was knocked out of Europa by Sevilla

Erik ten Hag was left furious with his players after Manchester United was dumped out of the Europa League on Thursday night by Sevilla.

Despite Sevilla’s struggles in La Liga, sitting 13th and still not safe from the threat of relegation, the Andalusians outfought and outplayed Manchester United, third in the Premier League.

With the tie level at 2-2 from the first leg, Harry Maguire failed to control a pass from David de Gea after just seven minutes, which allowed Erik Lamela to pick the ball off him and pass it to Youssef En-Nesyri for an easy finish.

Loic Bade headed home early in the second half and En-Nesyri added another after a David de Gea mistake.

Expressing his frustration after the match, Erik ten Hag aimed at the mistakes that had been committed by De Gea as he pinpointed the reason for his team’s defeat.

He said;

“It’s clear. When we make such mistakes, it’s difficult to win a football game. It’s a problem and we have to acknowledge it but against Brighton, we have an opportunity to work on that. You have seen what I have seen. We were not composed or calm.

“It’s a problem, we can’t run away from it. On Sunday we have to step up and show more character and more personality.”