Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has expressed the importance of the upcoming Champions League tie in an interview with the club's official website. He said Manchester United must go all out to win Bayern Munich and secure Champions League knockout stage qualification.
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Ten Hag admits his team's recent inconsistency but stresses the ability of his players to perform at their best in this game. He thinks the team needs to play consistently and go into this game with the good football they have played before. Ten Hag has shown he has regained confidence from the game against Chelsea and said the team wants to get back to the level they beat Chelsea. He pointed out that the support and belief of the fans is crucial to the team, stressing that it is necessary to have the right spirit and mentality.
As for European prospects, Ten Hag believes winning games is crucial to qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League, but stresses that only one win over Bayern Munich is on his list at the moment. He mentioned that the team had a good game plan, but whether Lindelof would be able to play in the end would have to wait until the last minute before the game.
Ten Hag said Bayern are an attractive team and fans can expect a game with plenty of goals, but also stressed the need to defend well and face the strong individual ability of Bayern's players.