Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag laments poor decision-making in dramatic 4-3 late defeat vs Chelsea

Manchester United's manager, Erik ten Hag, feels his team was not performing up to par and blamed their poor decision-making after blowing a one-goal lead in stoppage time to lose 4-3 at Chelsea. Notably, United had the advantage with 99 minutes and 17 seconds left after giving up two goals to Cole Palmer in the 100th and 101st minutes, respectively. It was also the most recent lead a team had ever held in a Premier League game they ultimately lost.

Meanwhile, Palmer's victory clocked in at one hour and forty-nine minutes, which was also the most recent in Premier League history. However, Manchester United had previously wasted a lead in extra time twice in less than a week. Erik ten Hag's team has just three days to come back from the heartbreaking loss at Chelsea before taking on rivals Liverpool on Sunday.

"We started poor, making individual errors. But I had the feeling we were dominating and we fought ourselves back. We were in a winning position with very good football and scoring great goals. Then in stoppage time, we didn't bring the win over the line. You have to do your job, you have to make the right decisions, and we didn't react quick enough to avoid this situation," Ten Hag said in his post-match press conference. 

We dominated the game, especially our wide players were a danger: Erik ten Hag

Ten Hag believed his team deserved to win at Stamford Bridge after overcoming a two-goal deficit thanks to goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes. However, they were defeated by individual errors and fell further out of position for a top-four Premier League finish just a few days after his team gave up a last-minute equaliser to Brentford in a 1-1 draw. 

"We dominated the game, especially our wide players were a danger. We have to make better decisions. You saw how we score from counters. We can be such a massive threat and we've seen again today an example. But we have to read when to keep the ball, especially when you are winning. Keep the ball, pass and move and switch the play instead of giving it way," he added further.