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Ten Hag on Eriksen
Erik ten Hag lauded the return of Christian Eriksen to the Manchester United starting XI after their 2-0 Premier League win at Nottingham Forest.
Eriksen was originally named as a substitute at the City Ground but Marcel Sabitzer sustained an injury in the warm-up and Eriksen was selected to start with less than 15 minutes notice.
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The 30-year-old returned from a 10-week lay-off with an ankle injury in the 2-0 defeat of Everton last week and Eriksen started for the first time in 11 weeks at Forest, where he earned a standing ovation when he was substituted late on.
"You know that when you have injuries you have to replace," Ten Hag said. "But I've said often, I think we have more than 11 starting players and I think we proved it today. The players on the pitch had a really good performance."
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Cooper slams decision
Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has lamented the decision not to hand his side a penalty for an alleged handball by Harry Maguire in Sunday's 2-0 defeat to Manchester United.
The Reds enjoyed a dominant win over Forest at the City Ground thanks to goals from Antony and Diogo Dalot. Erik ten Hag's side created countless chances at 1-0 up, with Forest unable to register a single shot on target in the 90 minutes.
But things may have worked out differently had the home side been given a penalty when Maguire, challenging to head clear a corner with two of his own players, saw the ball drop onto his elevated arm. Referee Simon Hooper did not award a spot-kick, with VAR official Andy Madley not deeming it obvious enough for a review.
"The Harry Maguire one, for me, is a really poor error," Cooper told Sky Sports after the final whistle. "The referee should see it and I understand why he hasn’t because of the amount of players and the angle, but why VAR haven’t is not right in my opinion.
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