LONDON -- It's becoming increasingly difficult to come to the same conclusions about Manchester United as Erik ten Hag. Asked on Thursday about the 3-0 drubbing they received at home to Tottenham Hotspur, Ten Hag said he chooses to "deny" and "ignore" the defeat because the red card shown to Bruno Fernandes was subsequently rescinded.
If Ten Hag felt that loss should be scrubbed out because of a refereeing error, he's likely to adopt the same defence again after the result at the London Stadium.
Ten Hag has grounds for complaint about a decision that decisively swung proceedings against Man United after the VAR, Michael Oliver, advised a controversial spot kick to the home side.