"Biggest win I've had as man Utd manager!", says Ten Hag after beating Barcelona

Manchester United defeated

2-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday to qualify for the Europa League last 16 round.

After the match,

said it was his biggest win as 

manager.

He told BT Sport:

"Yes, I think so. We've had some good wins – Liverpool, Arsenal at home. Barcelona is the leader of LaLiga, eight points ahead of Real Madrid. To beat them, it's a big win.

"I think we have some great personalities in the team, like Rapha [Varane] and Licha [Lisandro Martinez], they don't fear anyone. Even when you get setbacks, they move on, they carry on, and they are resilient. They want to get a result.

"Even when you concede a penalty, you have to go on; you can turn around such games. When you win a big game like this – after [being] 1-0 down and a difficult situation – I think this is a good bit of motivation in the season."

Antony who came to the pitch scored the winning goal for United in the second half. Ten Hag’s side has now had 19 goals scored by substitutes in all competitions this season, the most by any side from the big five European leagues.

Ten Hag praised substitutes Antony and Garnacho’s impact in the second half.

"We know if we can bring Antony and Garnacho on and get over in the right areas, you get speed, you get running behind, you get dribbles, and you get belief,"

the manager added.

"They are both so brave; they don't fear anyone. They just take players on, and I think that gives a boost to the whole team."

The Dutch manager also hailed Fred, who scored the equalizer.

He said:

"What he does really well is make the runs behind in the right moment, he has good timing. Getting behind the Barcelona midfielders was part of our game plan. I think it was really effective."

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