Erik ten Hag blasted his "inconsistent" Manchester United charges after Bournemouth made history with their first ever victory at Old Trafford on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag's side slumped to an embarrassing 3-0 defeat that underlined the array of problems threatening to ruin United's season.<\/p>\n
Just three days after beating Chelsea to revive their bid for a top four finish in the Premier League, United reverted to the sloppy form that has plagued them for much of the campaign.<\/p>\n
Goals from Dominic Solanke, Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi handed Bournemouth a memorable win as Ten Hag and his players were booed off at full-time.<\/p>\n
With the pressure mounting on Ten Hag with each defeat in his troubled second season as United boss, the Dutchman slammed his team's lacklustre performance.<\/p>\n
"Of course, annoyed and disappointed, definitely. I expected something different," Ten Hag said.<\/p>\n
"I hoped before the game you can build on the performance and result from Chelsea, so then it's very disappointing.<\/p>\n
"That (consistency) is of course the question, but I think we have to always be ready for the game, so I have to take the responsibility for that.<\/p>\n
"I have to prepare my team so that they are ready for the game, so from my point of view I'm very disappointed the way we started so I have to do the things better."<\/p>\n
United have now lost 35 home league games since Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the 2012-13 title-winning season.<\/p>\n
During the iconic 26-year reign of the Scottish manager, United were only beaten in the league at Old Trafford 34 times<\/p>\n
Ten Hag shouldered much of the responsibility for United's 11th defeat in all competitions this term.<\/p>\n
But alarmingly for United fans, the former Ajax boss conceded he did not believe his squad were consistent enough to thrive at the highest level.<\/p>\n
"We are really inconsistent. We have the abilities to do it, but you have to do it every game and every third day," he said.<\/p>\n
"I think as a squad we are not good enough to be consistent and we have to work as a squad to improve that."<\/p>\n
It was an eye-catching remark at the end of a week that began with reports that some United players had grown unhappy with the manager.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag denied those claims but, with his team mired in sixth place, he desperately needs some positive results quickly.<\/p>\n
United host Bayern Munich in the Champions League next week knowing they must win to have any chance of progressing to the last 16.<\/p>\n
A trip to in-form Liverpool in the Premier League follows the Bayern clash.<\/p>\n
"As a group, we have to improve," Ten Hag said. "That's a fact. We have to get tougher, that we are ready for the game and from the start.<\/p>\n
"I said on Friday, it can't be in this league that you are not playing on the highest levels because you get killed.<\/p>\n
"That's what happened in the five minutes and then you are following facts and especially against them, such a good transition team, you make life easy for them. They have the perfect conditions to play in.<\/p>\n
"Then you see the team fighting, battling, put a lot of effort in for a long period to return in the game, but it can't happen that you so easily concede a goal."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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