Erik ten Hag makes 'lucky' claim during Liverpool and Man City message
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has made a 'lucky' claim when referencing Liverpool and Manchester City's wins over Brentford earlier in the season.
The Reds recorded a 4-1 victory over Brentford on February 17 at the Gtech Community Stadium. Goals from Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo sealed all three points for Jurgen Klopp's side.
For City, Pep Guardiola's team won 3-1 away at Brentford back in February thanks to a Phil Foden hat-trick. However, the Bees had taken an early lead in the game, and Ten Hag, who saw his side held to a 1-1 draw in the capital on Saturday night, has referenced the difficulty of teams facing Thomas Frank's side at the Gtech.
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"Don't lower the performances from Brentford," he told reporters on Saturday night, via the Manchester Evening News. "I have seen them against Man City and City was also lucky to win that game.
"And against Liverpool, in the first 35 minutes, Brentford should have taken the lead, so don't express this. We should have done this better, I'm not happy with the performance, there is no misunderstanding, the players are also disappointed by the performance and we should be consistent in the game, go in the game, perform and show more aggressiveness."
Liverpool beat Brighton on Sunday to get back to winning ways after the international break. The Reds will face Sheffield United in midweek before returning to Old Trafford next week to face Manchester United in the Premier League.
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