In the world of football, unfortunately, there are insufficient victories due to goal differences. However, Erik ten Hag looked at the bright side of his team who secured their fifth victory in Group E with Garnacho’s opener, 1-0. The 52-year-old was full of praise for this young Argentinian who grabbed his first goal in Manchester United shirt: “He was reliable defending, he worked hard, he was a threat and he scored a goal so I am happy.”
On the other hand, Imanol Alguacil who succeeded to keep Real Sociedad at the top of the table described this result as ‘a sweet defeat’. “We had to play a serious game until the end, I was clear about the game plan, but it was very difficult to do it and the credit goes to the players, who came out on all fours.”, he reflected.
Following the result, as mentioned above, La Real became the winner of Group E and Manchester United have to take on Barcelona to secure their place in the tournament, which must be one of the most exciting collisions in this Europa League. The playoff is going to be taken place on 16th and 23rd of February after World Cup.
