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Erik ten Hag has insisted that Man Utd's 'determination and resilience' was the reason for their FA Cup semi final triumph against Brighton on Sunday.
Despite playing second-best for most of the match, Manchester United won 7-6 in a penalty shootout against Brighton, thanks in part to the goalkeeping prowess of David de Gea.
Man United show resilience to book Wembley place
Unlike the Red Devils' shambolic display in the Europa League against Sevilla on Thursday, this performance was much improved, something Ten Hag was keen to emphasize in his post-match interview.
Manchester United defeat Brighton on penalties to book Wembley final against Man City
Ten Hag on the victory
"On Thursday I saw a team I didn't recognise but today we went back to usual. I could see determination and resilience. We fought for every yard and competed in every battle. We had good chances." he said.
Ten Hag also took the time to praise both Victor Lindelof who scored the winning penalty and De Gea who was Man Utd's best player on the night.
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Speaking about Lindelof, the manager said:
"He is quite cool when it comes to penalties and he's quite cool in general. I thought Victor and Luke Shaw played brilliantly. They had great co-operation with Casemiro."
On De Gea, Ten Hag said: "I was very impressed with him. He made some brilliant saves. It hurt when he made mistakes on Thursday.
"Often when you make mistakes as a keeper you get punished. We let him down, we didn't fight back for him. We bounced back today though."
The FA Cup final will take place on Saturday 3rd June between Manchester United and Manchester City.
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