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Erik ten Hag reviews performance against Southampton, claims lessons were learnt from Brentford loss

Erik ten Hag reviews performance against Southampton, claims lessons were learnt from Brentford loss

Erik ten Hag praises Manchester United for their performance against Southampton. | Photo - Twitter |

Manchester United frontman Erik ten Hag recently analysed the Red Devils' latest outing against Southampton. He admitted that the team had improved since the last time they lost 4-0 at the hands of Brentford.

Following the lossat the Gtech Community Stadium, United went on to record a 2-1 win against Liverpool, offering Ten Hag the first set of back-to-back wins in his stint in the Premier League.

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“I think they learned lessons from Brentford, quite clearly. We were compact from their long balls so that was good, we’re happy with this result.

"It has to be the standard forManchester United. It has to be normal but also you celebrate every win because you have to fight for it. We learnt from our lesson in Brentford," said Ten Hag in the aftermath of their match against Southampton.

The Dutchman credited the change to their recent win against Liverpool, claiming that it had reinforced their belief in the fact that they had what it takes to overcome the challenge presented by one of the best football clubs in the world.

Ten Hag subsequently declared that there was a lot of ways in which the team still had to improve. He also hinted at the fact that United may be eyeing some more players as the transfer window winds down.

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Although United travelled back to Manchester with three points in their hands, The Saints made them work rather hard for it as the Old Trafford-based outfit could only register a single goal.

United's clearest chancecame in the first half. However, a skewed shot resulted in a goalmouth scramble, after which the Mancuniansfailed to find the back of the net. They will hope to build on their run of good form as they continue their Premier League campaign.