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Erik ten Hag was unimpressed with one of his Manchester United stars. (Image: beIN SPORTS.)
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag singled out one player for being out of position in the build-up to Fulham's late winner on Saturday. Alex Iwobi scored a 97th-minute goal to take all three points at Old Trafford, claiming an away victory over United for the first time in over 20 years.
The all-important goal started from deep inside Fulham's own half, as Timothy Castagne and Tosin Adarabioyo were able to evade pressure from Alejandro Garnacho in the corner of the pitch.
A long ball was launched forward and Harry Maguire's header hit Adama Traore, who won a race with the England centre-back after skipping past Christian Eriksen.
Alex Iwobi celebrating his winner at Old Trafford. (Image: Getty)
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And Ten Hag was far from impressed at how the late goal was scored. "It was a throw-in (for Fulham) in the corner, we had them under pressure and we have one player in the wrong position," he told the BBC.
"As a team we should manage that and make sure everyone is in the right position. We let them escape and it is avoidable. The team showed big character to fight back, we deserved the equaliser and went for the win - we showed big personality and character. It was that mistake. Before that we went for the win and we should have taken our opportunities."
Ten Hag was forced into a change in his line-up with Luke Shaw injured, as Victor Lindelof came in at left-back. However, the boss felt that Fulham were able to take advantage of the Sweden international playing out of position.
"We struggled with their influence and their impact on our left side," he added. "But we reacted well and how to deal with it, how to step up from the back and once we had that we got more from the game and took control to create the chances.
"With the squad we had today we should have won this game. Both halves were slow starts and we should be ready from the first whistle. That's a point of criticism but the team showed big character in both halves."
