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Erik Ten Hag urges Man Utd players to use Community Shield loss to rivals City as motivation for new season - as he tells defeated team to 'feel the pain' of penalty shootout defeat

Erik Ten Hag wants his defeated Manchester United players to 'feel the pain' and use it as motivation after losing the Community Shield 7-6 on penalties to Manchester City.

Misses in the shootout from Jadon Sancho and Jonny Evans cost United, who were minutes away from victory when Alejandro Garnacho gave them a 1-0 lead eight minutes from time.

But after City held their nerve in the shootout having made it that far thanks to Bernardo Silva's equalising header in the 89th minute, Ten Hag wants defeat to mean something down the line as United open the Premier League season against Fulham on Friday night.