'Our players need to be more calm on the ball'published at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March
FT: Man Utd 2-0 Everton
Manchester United
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag to BBC Match of the Day: "You always have to fight for your points. There are no easy games, especially not Everton. They have a very good style of play and structure and are difficult to beat.
"I have to say, we created a lot of chances. We had very good counter-attacks and over all we could have scored three or four goals. We defended really well. They had attempts but we dealt with this. We defended as a team very well."
On the penalties: "It's more about the set-up. Garnacho did brilliantly with high-tempo dribbles that were very difficult to stop. We deserved the penalties, very obvious decisions. Maybe we should have had another penalty with the handball.
"It's part of the game and we have very good penalty takers.
"In the build-up area they put a lot of pressure on us. We weren't always able to outplay it. Our players need to be more calm on the ball and also need a higher speed of action. Once we get this, with more passes in and more possession, then you beat the opponent."