REPORT: Man Utd exit Europe after defeat to Bayern
Manchester United finished bottom of their Champions League group following a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich at Old Trafford.
Kingsley Coman's 70th-minute goal brought the late breakthrough after being played in by Harry Kane. Before that, there had been opportunities for United but Bruno Fernandes squandered the best of them on what was another disappointing night for Erik ten Hag.
With Copenhagen beating Galatasaray in the other game in Group A, United would not have been able to finish among the top two anyway. But defeat here, a fourth in six games in this competition, means Ten Hag's team are out of Europe altogether this season.
Ten Hag: No regrets over our CL campaign
Man Utd manager Erik Ten Hag on TNT Sports:
"We know we want to be more consistent. Me as a manager, I have to improve the team, help the team progress, guide them, and the players have to take responsibility. We have to do that together.
"The players gave everything, we saw the spirit. I have to pay a big compliment for the way they worked together as a team against a good Bayern side.
"You need energy when the game is going, and especially in forward positions the options [on the bench] were limited.
"I don't look with regret [at the campaign]. We want to be in the Champions League, the target was always to qualify for the knock-outs, but we have to learn from it, and accept we played some good football.
"Rasmus Hojlund scored five times, we had some very good performances, and we have to take that into the Premier League.
"We want to be back in the Champions League again and so we have to qualify again."
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