Coach Erik Ten Hag received his third yellow card of the season in the 90+5 minute of Man Utd’s 1-0 victory over Luton, meaning the Dutch strategist will be suspended for one match.
Coach Ten Hag was given a yellow card when he reacted to the referee about the home team needing a throw-in in the 90+5 minute of injury time of the match.
This is the third time the 53-year-old coach has received a yellow card after 12 rounds in the Premier League, meaning he will have to go to the stands to watch the match between Man Utd and Everton after the November international break.
Ten Hag had previously received a yellow card in matches against Tottenham and Arsenal earlier this season, and receiving three yellow cards meant a one-match ban.
When asked about the yellow card he received after the match, coach Ten Hag explained: “It was a very clear moment, a throw-in we had to receive. It was even the second time we were seriously injured. The referee made a wrong decision when our team took the lead. I reacted and got carded.”
Talking about having to be absent from the next match, coach Ten Hag said that his team will not have any big problems with this. “We have a very capable coaching staff and they will lead for me. Of course, to some extent I can participate, but as I said, my coaching staff is very capable “.
The Dutch strategist also believes that Man Utd’s victory over Luton is the important issue, as the players will regain their spirit in the Premier League rankings race.
“Yes and we could have made this match easier by scoring more goals,” coach Ten Hag said about his team’s performance.
“We created many opportunities, in the first half I observed 4 opportunities that should have been goals. If you get the first goal and the second goal, it will become easier, but If you don’t score, you know it’s easy to make more mistakes and get into big trouble.
Luckily we knew how to fight to end in victory. It may not have been the most beautiful, but if you watch the performance, you can see that we created many opportunities and are very happy with the final result,” the Dutch strategist concluded.
The victory over Luton helped Man Utd temporarily rise to 6th place in the Premier League rankings after 12 rounds. However, the “Red Devils” had to pay a very high price when star duo Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund were injured.
“At this time, I cannot say anything about their injuries. We do an assessment and have to wait 24 hours for a conclusion. So we will let the medical team have 24 hours to see what the problem they are facing,” coach Ten Hag expressed.