Erik ten Hag promised the game would be 'different' from the 4-0 hammering against Palace at the beginning of May and the first 45 minutes were chalk and cheese, with United creating plenty of chances, controlling the contest but somehow not finding a way beyond Dean Henderson.

Erik ten Hag has had to make some difficult calls as Manchester United manager, but on the day he dropped Marcus Rashford he needed the kind of win that suggested this is a coach who knows exactly what he is doing.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag responded to criticism he received after their loss and revealed how his team bounced back from it.