Erik ten Hag has responded to claims made by Virgil van Dijk that his Manchester United side did not attempt to secure all three points against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. The Red Devils defended well to secure a 0-0 draw at Anfield, with defender Diogo Dalot being sent off late on following two yellow cards for dissent.<\/p>\n
Despite failing to create any clear-cut openings against United, Van Dijk felt that Liverpool dominated proceedings in Merseyside and was disappointed by the stalemate. Speaking after the match, he said: \u201cThey\u2019re (United) not in the best phase right now so coming here, you\u2019re wary of the threat we have.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we should\u2019ve won it today and that\u2019s the disappointing thing. We can\u2019t dwell on it though, we have big games coming up. If you see how we played the game, we had most of the ball, created the most opportunities and there was only one team that was trying to win the game and unfortunately that didn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
The comments questioning United\u2019s desires raised eyebrows among many, with Red Devils legend Roy Keane particularly unhappy by the remarks. However, Ten Hag only provided a blunt reply to Sky Sports when asked for his thoughts on the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher agree as Man Utd’s Dalot sent off in Prem first[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n The ex-Ajax boss replied: \u201cIt’s his opinion.\u201d Ten Hag then went on to speak of the chances that his side missed, continuing: \u201cWe should have taken more of the ball regains three or four passes in where we are capable of and then we could have even hurt the opponent even more.<\/p>\n \u201cBut all over in the end, you have to conclude, we had the best chances from open play for Rasmus Hojlund and (Alejandro) Garnacho.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/VVD-5120197.jpg?r=1702843422927\")
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