Ten Hag praises Man Utd players after a tense draw with Liverpool.

United have had a terrible season, with 12 defeats in 24 games and a dismal recent record against their bitter rivals, who beat them 7-0 last season.

On Sunday, Liverpool had nearly 70% possession and 34 shots to United’s six, but they were unable to break down their tenacious opponents.

Ten Hag praised his struggling team, which lost 3-0 to Bournemouth last week before being knocked out of the Champions League in midweek.

“I think it was a very good performance from our side,” he told the BBC. “The game plan worked well, and the players were brilliant in how they stuck together and fought.”

“My only criticism is that if we get one, two, or three passes in, we could hurt them more.” But that’s all there is to it. We could have won this game if we had converted one of our big chances.

“Liverpool is a very good attacking team with a lot of movement.” You have to be very disciplined when defending, and it is a big compliment to the team how they did it — the spirit, passion, and desire were all there.”

The Dutchman admitted that he wanted to avenge Liverpool’s 7-0 thrashing at Anfield last season.

“It was a big loss — of course you want to take revenge,” he went on to say.

“We have a good squad, a good team and we can make something out of this season.”