Speaking after seeing his Man United side get a huge comeback win over Aston Villa, Erik ten Hag said: "The atmosphere changed a lot from the first half to the second.
"But if you look at the first half you are losing because of two set plays, in moments where we were not so focused. I think already in the first half we played quite well, and kept trying and trying.
"At half-time I said to the team, 'keep believing, and keep doing what we did, actually do even more'. We needed to put more and more pressure on. At 1-2 then when we added pressure you see what happened.
"I said before the game that we were competitive with Arsenal, competitive with Liverpool so if we play our best we can beat anyone. Believe that, even when you are two-nil down, it doesn't matter.
"Keep going, show character, and today they did show we have the personality to do it. I think it was a very good team performance.
Ten Hag was able to guide his side to one of the best wins under his tenure so far and a much needed win after a four-game winless run.
The gaffer got his tactics perfect on the night and was able to outwit Unai Emery in the end too.
Ten Hag will now hope to cap off 2023 with a win over Nottingham Forest in the final game on Saturday (December 30).
