Ten Hag was forced into a change in his line-up with Luke Shaw injured, as Victor Lindelof came in at left-back. However, the boss felt that Fulham were able to take advantage of the Sweden international playing out of position.
“We struggled with their influence and their impact on our left side,” he added. “But we reacted well and how to deal with it, how to step up from the back and once we had that we got more from the game and took control to create the chances.
“With the squad we had today we should have won this game. Both halves were slow starts and we should be ready from the first whistle. That’s a point of criticism but the team showed big character in both halves.”
