Ten Hag blames referees for Man United humbling 4-3 loss

Erik Ten Hag shared his frustration on the refereeing decisions, which, in his view, cost Manchester United the win against Copenhagen.

The Red Devils succumbed to a painful 4-3 defeat to Copenhagen despite establishing an early 2-0 lead.

However, a red card for Marcus Rashford along with a burst of two goals at the end of the first half saw the game turn on its head.

And the United boss was unhappy with those game-changing moments.

“The red card changes everything,” he said . “I think when you freeze frame it, it always looks so much worse and as I say it takes them so long and they make a red card of it.”

Erik ten Hag believes two of Copenhagen's goals "should not have counted" after dramatic loss 👀 pic.twitter.com/bGGZV5LDPo

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“We conceded two goals before half-time which should never count. The first is offside, a player is in front of Andre Onana.”

“The second is a penalty that’s very harsh. The ball on the hand, but it’s so close and the hand is in such a normal position. He (Harry Maguire) went for the ball and the ref needs such a long time. That is in four games, four penalties against us, and I say three are very debatable.”

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