It was “job done” for Erik ten Hag as Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 to move on to the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup. However, he did say that the scoreline could have been better.

When the game started at the DW Stadium, the Reds were ahead right away. They had one of their best offensive games so far this season, with many chances for players like Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund, Scott McTominay, and Marcus Rashford.

Only one chance came from open play, and it was finished well by defender Diogo Dalot in the first half. However, Fernandes finally doubled the lead by scoring the penalty he won by drawing a foul in the area.

But all in all, the Reds had a good night. They will play Eastleigh or Newport County in the fourth round at the end of the month. This coming Sunday, they play Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Three Manchester United players could return from injury vs Tottenham

Luke Shaw might be able to play again for Manchester United. Their only Premier League game of the month is on Sunday against Tottenham. Shaw has been out for three games with an unknown injury, but boss Erik ten Hag said he might be able to play when Spurs come to town.

United beat League One Wigan 2-0 in the third round of the FA Cup on Monday night, but 11 players were out because they were sick or hurt. On top of that, Harry Maguire might be back this weekend after being out for almost five weeks with an illness. Christian Eriksen is also likely to be able to play against his old team.

“Yeah. Someone is likely to play, I think. Ten Hag said, “I think they may be back over the weekend.” “I’m referring to Christian Eriksen and maybe Luke Shaw.” Harry could be. We need a few more days with Mason the Mount.

“I don’t want to be upset about injuries because I can’t do anything about them and it won’t help the team.” With the people we have, we need to get the best performance and results. That’s what we’re trying to do.

“I think it’s always a surprise when people don’t show up, but you have to deal with it, and we did.” We hope they get better soon and that some of their scars go away.

“Even though many of us are hurt or sick, we still put on a strong front.” Because we had a good team, we were sure we could win this game.

“You should never think less of an opponent, and especially not this team.” It’s the game of their lives, so you know they’ll fight to the death. We played the game very well.”

Only three times this season has United won by more than one goal. Their wingers and striker did not score, though, as Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes scored for Portugal.

Rasmus Hojlund scored his first Premier League goal in the game before the Wigan match, but he hit the crossbar and missed a good chance. Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho also hit the post.

During the first half, Ten Hag was happy with how his team played, how they worked the ball, how they made runs, and how much they invested in the final third. “It was good to see that we made a lot of chances.”

“I think we should have scored more but the good thing is we created the chances.”