There was a performance mix bag for Aston Villa on Saturday (Image: Getty)

Erik ten Hag praised Donny van de Beek after the midfielder started the season, but the Manchester United manager chose not to criticize David de Gia.

Red Devils put on a very promising display in the first half of a friendly match against Aston Villa in Perth ahead of the season on Saturday. This marks the final race in Australia before returning to England.

Jadon Sancho leads United with a great team goal involving nine different players, and they doubled the lead shortly before half-time when Matty Cash scored an own goal after the next clever move.

The second half was another story, but Villa offered more threats. Leon Bailey scored a great solo goal and Calum Chambers made it 2-2 at the last touch of the match.

However, there are plenty of positives for United in the first half, and Ten Hag was pleased with what he saw from former Ajax defender Van de Beak, who was trying to revive his career at Old Trafford.

Asked by Van de Beak at the start of the tour, Ten Hag told reporters: “I think he played a good game, like all the players in the first half.”

The Dutch coach was also pleased with the mix of strikers in the first half and was free to choose the back line of the villa. They were supposed to win even more and go into halftime.

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag dodges David de Gia's question

United’s slow concession ended 100% of Tenhug’s record (Picture: Getty)

Ten Hegy goes on to say:

“They connected very well, it was a real weapon, I think it is very difficult to defend. We have a lot of moves, abilities and they can end up increasing.

Less positive, the leveler’s attitude in the second half of the village offended Ten Hag, but for now at least he refused to blame De Gia.

The Spanish keeper seemed to sneak into the area from the corner – many fans felt De Gea could have won the ball – allowing his lower back to escape into a virtually defenseless net.

Tenhug decided to refrain from making any decisions until he analyzed the goal, calling De Gea’s tirade “I need to look back but I can’t now”.

In general, the United managers feel that their team is starting to eliminate mistakes, adding: “Football is a sport of mistakes. We need to reduce errors, it is clear and we do it.

“We have seen a lot of progress in the last two weeks, we have seen very good football in the first half, we really controlled and dominated the game, but we need to learn from the second half. It is impossible to move.” in 2. -0 above “.

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