サッカー-Ten Hag 時代 at 部隊d begins with 敗北・負かす to Brighton
By Simon Evans
MANCHESTER, England, Aug 7 (Reuters) - New 経営者／支配人 Erik ten Hag saw the depth of the 危機 at Manchester 部隊d when his 味方する fell to a 2-1 首相 League 敗北・負かす by Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Sunday, with German Pascal 甚だしい／１２ダース 得点する／非難する／２０ing twice.
部隊d fans' hopes that the off-season would 示す a turning point have faded, with the club failing to make major moves yet in the 移転 market and there was a grim familiarity to the club's 開始 match.
The former Ajax coach 証言，証人／目撃するd a 業績／成果 that was every bit as disjointed as those produced under his 前任者s Ralf Rangnick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last season.
The sense that this was a 延長／続編 of last year's 拒絶する／低下する began before kick-off where there were yet more loud and angry 抗議するs against 部隊d's owners, the American Glazer family, under the South Stand
If that felt familiar, then the sight of Scott McTominay and Fred in midfield as 部隊d 労働d against Graham Potter's superbly 演習d 味方する was 瀬戸際ing on deja vu.
部隊d had been shambolic in their 4-0 loss at Brighton in May and, even with debuts for defender Lisandro Martinez and midfielder Christian Eriksen, little felt new or changed about the 業績／成果.
Brighton took the lead on the half-hour with Leandro Trossard finding former 部隊d 今後 Danny Welbeck who squared the ball to the 支援する 地位，任命する for 甚だしい／１２ダース to slot home.
Nine minutes later, 甚だしい／１２ダース 二塁打d the lead, with his sixth career goal against 部隊d, after David De Gea had 貧しく 押し進めるd out a Solly March 運動 権利 into the path of the German who again made no mistake.
部隊d went in at the break to the sound of boo ing from their own 支持者s -- once a rare occurrence but ますます part of the experience at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag introduced Cristiano Ronaldo in the 53rd minute and the Portugal 今後, who is 報告（する）／憶測d to want to leave the club, 供給するd the 誘発する for 部隊d's 試みる／企てるd 復帰.
The home 味方する gave themselves a foothold in the 68th minute when a goalmouth 緊急発進する ended with Alexis Mac Allister turning the ball into his own 逮捕する but Brighton held on for a second straight 勝利，勝つ against 部隊d and their first ever at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag said he had no illusions of the 規模 of the 仕事 ahead of him.
"I was aware of it before, this game doesn't change that. It is a hell of a 職業. We have to work really hard, analyse then move 今後," he said.
"Of course definitely a 後退 and real 失望. I knew from the start it would not be 平易な. We gave two 平易な balls away and it was not good in the organisation."
Brighton boss Graham Potter was 十分な of 賞賛する for his team.
"It was a fantastic 成果／努力 from the players and we deserved the 勝利，勝つ over the course of the game," he said. "It´s a historic 勝利，勝つ for us so it´s something to be happy about.
"We had an idea about how to attack and then, when we could, we tried to 圧力（をかける） and put them under 圧力. We were 勇敢に立ち向かう in what we did," he 追加するd.
(報告（する）／憶測ing by Simon Evans, editing by Clare Fallon and Pritha Sarkar)
