Erik ten Hag declares Man Utd 'are back' despite facing 23 shots against Everton
Erik ten Hag preached his belief that Manchester United "are back" and "defended very well" despite facing 23 shots in Saturday's 2-0 win over Everton . The Red Devils returned to winning ways thanks to a pair of first-half penalties, with Bruno Fernandes becoming the club's all-time leading scorer from the spot before Marcus Rashford buried their second. Despite the victory, United were out-shot by their opponents despite the advantage of playing at Old Trafford, with Everton registering 23 to their hosts' 15. Per FotMob's figures, United did record more expected goals with 2.56 to 1.48, though their own sum is heavily i NFL ated by the two penalties. Speaking to TNT Sports post-match, Ten Hag insisted it was a good defensive performance as Everton's chances were not clear-cut. "We defended very well. Our expected goals is much higher than them. We are defending low quality chances. Sometimes we are defending very low and we can do that v...