Ten Hag decided to replace Mainoo with Scott McTominay as the game was still scoreless at the halftime break. The first half had been frustrating for both teams.

Nicolas Dominguez scored the first goal for Forest, Marcus Rashford scored the equalizer, and then Morgan Gibbs-White scored the game-winning goal for the home team shortly after that.

Peter Schmeichel, a legend for the Red Devils, has criticized Ten Hag for removing Mainoo off the field when other players were “doing absolutely nothing.” Both of Forest’s goals came from shots that you would assume a defensive midfielder would be able to stop at the source, but the Dutch manager does not agree with this assessment.

Ten Hag responded, “No, but he played a third game in a row in this week and that’s tough and that’s where he’s coming from.” This was in response to the question of whether or not he was forced into the change due to an ιnjury.

I had the impression that the energy was a little bit lower than with the previous two games that took place this week; thus, we brought in some new energy. I have no regrets.

I believed that Scott provided a lot of enthusiasm, and I think that our team played much better in the second half. The first objective, when you look at it in a different light, was to reduce our size. That has absolutely nothing to do with the center midfield role.

We had enough players, and the second element of it was that there were several times in the first half where Forest raced away. The second goal was a cоunterattack that came about as a result of a miscommunication. Although that is a solid play, we ought to have followed that all along.

In an interview with Premier League Productions, Schmeichel, who had previously worked as a goalie for United, stated, “He makes a substitution, and I believe that has a really big effect on the game.”

I am aware that you want McTominay to be on, but not for the guy who you are going to take off. Yes, I have stated this before.

“The guy you pull away from.” Mainoo is such a talented player, and he did a decent job at playing. He was doing an excellent job of maintaining control over that portion of the pitch.

“When you have other players on the field who are doing absolutely nothing for you, there was no reason to make that change,” the coach said. I have some concerns about the substitution and the message that it sends to the other members of the squad.

I am curious as to why you would like to make a change at halftime. Is that so that you can take three breaks during the second half, rather than having to take two breaks if you so choose? Is that all there is?

Or is it possible to have an effect? It is necessary to leave impact players on if you want to have an effect on the situation. This had a significant impact on the outcome of the game.ơ