Jakarta –
Manchester United qualify for the quarterfinals Europa League finished grounding AC Milan. But the MU defender Luke Shaw admitted that MU’s appearance was actually not good enough.
Manchester United won 1-0 over AC Milan at the San Siro on Friday (19/3/2021) early morning WIB in the second leg of the last 16 Europa League. The only goal was scored Paul pogba in the second half.
This victory led the ‘Red Devils’ to the quarter-finals 2-1 on aggregate. But last night’s victory was admittedly not a convincing victory.
MU started the match quite well, but then struggled to deal with AC Milan’s pressing. In the second half, after a goal Paul pogba taking advantage of Soualiho Meite’s mistake, the situation changed.
Milan, who need a goal to push MU and create a number of good opportunities. But Dean Henderson’s alacrity in goal kept MU’s advantage.
“Of course we are very happy to qualify. I will be honest, and I think the staff will agree, we were not good at all. Especially in the first half, we played badly,” said the United left-back. Luke Shaw.
“It felt like the first 10, 15 minutes we were playing well. We controlled the ball, but then it seemed like suddenly, we were dim, and very careless. It was so easy to pass the ball and put pressure on ourselves. It felt like maybe we were lucky.”
“But in the second half, it was a bit better. It always helps if you have a world class player like Paul. He made the difference. His comeback was brilliant and as I said, what matters is the result and qualifying for the next round.”
“AC Milan are clearly a top team and we knew from the start that it would be difficult. The results of the first leg were also in our favor. But it was a good win and the biggest positive thing is that we qualified, there were players who came back, and the squad looked better,” he said. to BT Sport quoted Football Italia.
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