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However, a team like Man United taking such a defensive approach is strange. Its unusual for a club with their history and ambition. It casts doubt on their strategy and league standing.
I think Ten Haag was more focused on not getting more embarrassed so I didn't find it unusual to be honest. You can notice how United cannot really find a good mix of offense and defense. They can score if they open up but they are also prone for allowing many goals and we've seen that a lot in their previous CL matches this season. The same thing could have happened against Liverpool if Ten Haag decided a more offensive approach.
I think so too and it seems that Ten Hag managed not to embarrass Man United in the anfield because as we know many people think that Liverpool will embarrass Man United again at Anfield, but unfortunately Ten Hag seems to have learned from the failure in the previous match where he really did. pressured his players to be able to play pressing and defending so as not to concede goals and unexpectedly, in the end Man United managed to hold a draw and share points with Liverpool