Ten Hag commented on Sancho's unfortunate miss in the penalty shootout after returning to Manchester

Manchester United's head coach Erik ten Hag commented on the defeat in the English Super Cup match against Manchester City and spoke about Jadon Sancho's missed penalty in the shootout.

The Englishman failed to convert his penalty in his first match after returning to Manchester United from a loan spell.

"Sancho is a very good penalty taker, and today he missed. But that's just part of the game," the coach commented briefly on the situation.

Regarding the match itself, ten Hag believes that his team did not deserve to lose this encounter.

"It’s a tough result for us. When the game is going well, and you lose, everyone feels it. It gives you that knot in your stomach. You have to feel the pain, and we have to suffer. We need to carry this belief into the league matches. We tried hard to score a second goal in the FA Cup final before the break, but we couldn't do that today.

Furthermore, we managed to be on the same level as Manchester City. I brought Marcus Rashford onto the field, and we started defending well. We created chances, put pressure on the opponent, and had several very good moments in possession, so there's a lot of positives to take from this," Ten Hag concluded.

The teams were unable to secure a win in regular time and determined the winner in a penalty shootout, where luck favored Pep Guardiola's side.

Manchester City won the English Super Cup for the first time since 2019, and this triumph marked the team's seventh in history.