Erik ten Hag (as usual) said much the same in the post-match press conference as he did in the TV interviews, but the focus was also on Bruno Fernandes and David de Gea.
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De Gea had a good game in his home country and there was, among other things, the question of whether Ten Hag saw any way to return to the Spain national team.
– His performances for Manchester United over the years have been outstanding and he took over Peter Schmeichel’s clean sheet record. When you take a record from Peter Schmeichel, you have to be very, very good!
– He is very stable, so you can always trust him as a manager. We saw that day too and he had a very good season, but it is up to the Spanish national team manager whether he chooses him or not.
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Playing against all the time, Bruno Fernandes started again here, and one journalist in the room asked what it was about the Portuguese that makes him be able to play so much in one season.
He’s very strong, well proportioned, so he’s athletic, he has a lot of energy, and he can play in many roles. Tactically, it’s great for the team because we can use it in a favorable way in many roles, where we can create superiority in different areas and beat opponents so we create good situations where we can create chances, said Ten Hag.
– He is also very important always on the counter press, on pressing and in the transitional game, which is a great skill he has. He is a good example for the team. His performances in recent weeks show that he is in great shape and seems to be getting better and better from game to game.
Fernandez did not score in Sevilla, but had a goal and an assist in the first leg.
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