Erik ten Hag was over the moon with the spirit shown by Manchester United after Scott McTominay came off the bench to salvage a dramatic late winner against Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League.
The Cypriot outfit game the Red Devils another tough match, this time at Old Trafford. It took the hosts 93 minutes to break the deadlock. Francis Uzoho played arguably one of the most inspiring performances of his career, making 12 saves as United created plenty of chances.
Ten Hag poses for a picture with Omonia goalkeeper Francis Uzoho [@samuelluckhurst] pic.twitter.com/FqjU0guGXK
— utdreport (@utdreport) October 13, 2022
Speaking after the game, Ten Hag praised the energy and spirit of his squad, and was clearly happy with his substitutes.
“I’m really happy.” Ten Hag said. “It tells you something about the spirit in the squad, they understand it’s not about 11 players, you have to do it, and sometimes it works like that.
“When you believe in it, the opponent is getting tired, the subs can have an impact when they have the right attitude, the focus to be direct, are fresh and score.
“When you bring in McTominay you know he can arrive there but it’s not a typical scorer who will score 20 goals. But when you bring Rashford behind and a new combination on the left with Luke Shaw and Jadon Sancho, we create energy, they bring tempo on that wide left area, that’s good to see.”
Scott McTominay stepped up when Manchester United needed him 🦸♂️ pic.twitter.com/fyYa194Xgm
— GOAL (@goal) October 13, 2022
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