Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, has chosen to ignore the criticism he received for substituting Rasmus Hojlund in the team’s 3-1 loss against Brighton.

Ten Hag had a terrible day, and the home crowd booed him loudly for benching Hojlund in favor of Martial.

However, Ten Hag has downplayed the jeers, claiming that Hojlund’s strong performance on his complete debut was to blame.

I would contend that it also had something to do with Martial entering the game because United supporters were tired of his lack of intensity on the field. In contrast, Holland was a breath of fresh air on the field and had a goal disallowed by VAR in the first half.

Anyhow, Ten Hag responded, via ESPN, when questioned about the jeers after the game, “I think it was fantastic. At Old Trafford, you can already see the supporters cheering for [Hojlund]. I believe he did a great job. It’s beneficial that they send this signal and message. Rasmus will believe as a result.While I agree that it will offer Hojlund hope, Martial won’t have the same effects.In the end, I believed that Hojlund was never going to play the full 90 minutes today because he had just returned from injury. Although the boos were excessive, I completely understand why the supporters were upset. We were all.“Everyone knows he came in with a small issue,” he continued.”We are much further from where we want to be if he gets hurt because he is not capable of playing 90 minutes.”Ten Hag disagreed that Martial was the target of the jeers, despite the fact that Martial struggled to make an impact after replacing the Danish striker.I believe Rasmus Hjlund came off, but I don’t want to talk about that, so I’m not sure, he continued.”I believe Anthony Martial had a very positive impact on our games last year, every time he played,” said Martial. If that’s the case, I don’t get it because Anthony Martial will undoubtedly help once he is healthy. In fact, we practically didn’t lose any games when he was on the field.