Manchester United manager Ten Hag gave an interview to Sky Sports After the match

Regarding the team's performance in this defeat, Ten Hag said: "It's clear, obvious, our performance was not good. We didn't play the way we wanted, and that's not enough. We're very disappointed, but the fans have always supported us, and we should continue to fight like they do."

When asked whether the team's inadequacy was due to the players not meeting his demands or lacking confidence, he responded: "There are always reasons, so everyone can see we have huge issues with our defense, but ultimately, we should have done better."

Concerning the defensive issue leading to the first goal conceded, he stated: "There were five players there, it's a goal that shouldn't happen because we clearly instructed how to defend. They didn't perform at the level they should have, and we got punished badly. But this is something they showed, and, on the left side, two players were marking one of ours, so it's very poor defending."

About Casemiro's performance, he emphasized: "You can't blame this on one player. It's a team performance. Conceding the first goal shouldn't have happened, it's a team issue because we didn't stick to the team's rules. We didn't organize ourselves according to different situations, didn't keep control in those situations. We had five players at that time, yet allowed the opponent player to easily throw the ball in, which shouldn't have happened."

Regarding the impact of this result at this stage of the season, he said: "But we still have 9 points to fight for, we must fight for these 9 points."

When asked if he has the ability to turn Manchester United's situation around, he responded: "I will continue to fight, I've done my best to prepare the team, but it's not good enough, far from it. I have to take responsibility for this, but I will find the energy, I will prepare them for Sunday's match."

About the support from Jason Wilcox, he said: "He's my sounding board, he will be. Ultimately, I have to work together with the existing players."

When asked if he can turn things around, he mentioned: "Throughout the season, we've faced huge issues, and this is already the fourth defeat this year, so it's not many, every time, we've encountered big issues, many times, we've been able to solve them. Today, we didn't."

If given enough support, he was asked if he believes he's the right person to lead Manchester United's resurgence, to which he confidently responded: "Absolutely! If we have the right players, we will have a complete squad. If we lack almost an entire defense, we'll be in trouble."