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Erik ten Hag, the Manchester United manager, has called on his team to show greater passion and desire in the fight to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League. The Reds were pushed back into the race for Champions League qualification after losing to Newcastle United over the weekend, which saw the Magpies leapfrog United into third place in the league standings.

Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live, Ten Hag expressed his disappointment with the team’s performance in the defeat, stating that “it can’t be that the opponent is angrier than we are.” He emphasized that the fight for a top-four spot in the Premier League is going to be tough and that the team needs to match the desire and passion of their opponents to succeed.

The manager also stressed the importance of learning from the setback and taking the lessons of determination, passion, and desire with them into every game. Manchester United has a busy schedule ahead, with Brentford visiting Old Trafford on Wednesday night and Everton set to play at M16 next Saturday. Ten Hag believes that winning both games could once again swing the top-four picture in their favor.

The team needs to be ready to fight and battle to secure maximum points from these games, and the manager has called on his players to do better than they did in the Newcastle defeat. With the race for a top-four finish heating up, Manchester United must demonstrate greater passion and desire to ensure they don’t fall behind in the hunt for Champions League qualification.