Erik ten Hag left fans stunned after claiming Manchester United deserved to beat Chelsea their 4-3 loss at Stamford Bridge.
The Dutchman was helpless as his side collapsed deep into added time despite coming from two goals down to lead 3-2.
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Boyhood Manchester United fan Cole Palmer was Chelsea’s hero - scoring a hat-trick on the night – the last of his which coming in the tenth minute of added time.
The defeat leaves United’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League in disarray and Ten Hag under further pressure to hold on to his job next season.
Although United registered a 12 league defeat of the season, Ten Hag insisted his side deserved maximum points in west London.
"Yes we started poor, kicking the ball away and defending poorly,” he told TNT Sports.
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“But you saw we were dominating the game and it was brilliant how we played – we deserved to win the game.
“But, you cannot give it away like we did and we have to manage this game better.
"It is a team performance, you can point to one of the players but it is about team performance.
“When it gets chaotic you have to deal with it as a team and we made the wrong decisions and we didn’t help out as a team.”