Erik ten Hag appeared relaxed after Manchester United’s narrow win over Omonia Nicosia, however, Jason Cundy believes fans should be ‘concerned’ by what they saw.
The Red Devils put in a lot of effort against the Cypriot side and won just 1-0 over the minnows Scott McTominay was able to win the stoppage time winner
While United Fans were frustrated at the lack of goals, even though they had more than 30 shots and 80% possession during the match at Old Trafford.
But the club’s head coach is backing his team to find their shooting boots in future matches.
Asked if the win is the most important thing, Ten Hag told BT Sport: “No. Football is all about scoring goals. We had so many chances, but only one ball went in. It was enough to win the game and we are content with that.
“I had to make the team compliment, keep patient, keep going in the right positions, keep creating chances and allow the opponent to come out and so I think that they did one.
“I know how football is and already we’ve scored so many goals. We score goals in every game and I believe that we can continue doing that.
“We have scoring players so I’m not concerned about this. I hope that we’ve saved the goals for next week!”
However, Jason Cundy wasn’t so convinced by United’s display, suggesting that the club’s problems of previous years are still there.
Speak on The Sports Bar Cundy said: “As we all know in football, the result is obviously the most important thing, of course it is and that will never change, but there are always games and moments in a team’s season where you want to see a better performance and a better result.
“United dominated the game but they could have dropped points and those dropped points could have been fatal.
“They can still top the group, they go to Real Sociedad and still have to play there, but this a group that Manchester United should be running away with and they’re not.
“The problems at United are still there.
“I thought the performance against Everton at the weekend was pretty poor, I thought that both sides were bang average. Ronaldo was given the chance to finish it off but it could have been a draw.
“It’s about the result and how you perform and what does the next game look like and the game after that.”
Responding to Jamie O’Hara’s comments that it’s only the result that matters, Chelsea fan Cundy replied: “Yeah, but in an isolated situation that conversation is fine, but when you broaden it and you talk about the bigger picture – that’s what football is about, the bigger picture.
“If you want to talk about tonight’s game and leave the conversation there without talking about the weekend, that’s fine, but we don’t and never do.
“United fans and every football fan always has the bigger picture in their mind, what does my club look like?
“I’ve done it. Look, we’ve got Graham Potter in, are we doing okay? Yeah. Are we getting there? No, we’re not.
“There are still players there who, right now, aren’t performing to the level that I want or expect them to, and if you’re an honest football fan about your club and United fans are generally very honest, they should be saying ‘we got out of jail tonight’.
“How can a team like United when playing at home against Omonia Nicosia – a team that genuinely, I’d never heard of them before!
“How can this be happening that Scott McTominay nicks a winner in injury time? If United fans are honest they should say that they’re concerned about their club.”
