Following Manchester United’s terrible draw with Burnley, Erik ten Hag vented his annoyance and assigned responsibility.

On Saturday, Manchester United was in a winning position going into the final minutes of a game, but they were unable to secure the three points.

Erik ten Hag’s team’s lacklustre performance continued into the 79th minute, when Antony calmly converted under duress after pouncing on a misdirected ball.

Though it looked to be the game-winning goal, United never does things that easy, and they were unable to hold out for the last few minutes.

When he hit Zeki Amdouni in the face, Andre Onana—who had previously managed to keep his team in the game—unnecessarily handed away a penalty.

The attacker picked himself up to score a crucial point for the visitors by converting the penalty kick.

When the full-time whistle blew, Ten Hag was not in the greatest of moods.

Erik ten Hag assigns responsibility to one party for Burnley’s draw.

Ten Hag expressed his satisfaction with the decision to award Burnley their penalty in an interview following the game.

Nevertheless, he was able to find fault with refereeing, lamenting officials’ inconsistent performance.

The Dutchman believed that United ought to have been given a penalty kick for a handball situation that was comparable to the one for which Aaron Wan-Bissaka received a penalty kick during the FA Cup semifinal matchup with Coventry City.

Ten Hag stated, “I can see that,” in an interview with the BBC. It’s a fine.

However, I have witnessed at least three penalties in the other box. The officiating is quite erratic.

“Why wasn’t it given today if you accepted the punishment against Aaron Wan-Bissaka last week? Garnacho was given a minimum of one penalty.

In an interview with Sky Sports, the manager reiterated his position, as reported by the BBC. He said, “Both,” when asked if his team was unfortunate or lacked mindset.

“We have not had good success with the referees in the last few weeks.

“We’ve given up a lot of penalties; this one is warranted, but there have been others.

“What is this, if you give [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka a penalty at the end? Where is the stability these days?

We must check ourselves in the mirror. We made a mistake, but you accepted the blame, and they ought to know the ramifications for the squad and the management.

Erik ten Hag has a man-under-pressure voice.
Everyone is always criticising referees—managers, players, officials, and fans included. Take a peek at Nottingham Forest. Nothing about it is novel.

But after a team has recently lost to a strong relegation contender, it sounds especially desperate for a manager to be so direct in his grievances.

Ten Hag’s career is truly coming to an end if United can’t defeat Burnley, who are in 19th place, without using penalties.

His opinion is also quite biassed when it comes to the number of penalties that United should have received.

Alejandro Garnacho’s 60-yard burst into the area did not result in a foul, therefore the handball call would have been extremely severe.

With no one in the box to assist him, he fell down asking for a penalty.

In what may be his last games as manager, Ten Hag is beginning to sound more and more like a man under pressure.