Ten Hag denies sentiment United have major gap to close on City 

'No, I don’t think so, absolutely not. You can see we have many problems in injuries and still we had an opportunity to win the game,' said Erik ten Hag.

HOW BIG'S THE GAP? Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag (left) and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (right) on the touchline. Pic: Mike Egerton, PA Wire.

Erik ten Hag denied Manchester United have a huge gap to close on their neighbours after the latest derby defeat intensified the pressure on his position as manager.

Ten Hag pointed to the injuries to key players that have undermined United this season and claimed they were denied a possible 2-0 lead at the Etihad yesterday when Marcus Rashford was pushed over by Kyle Walker when clean through.