United were denied what could have been a late winner from Alejandro Garnacho.
And to add further salt to the wounds, ten Hag was convinced Rice’s decisive goal five minutes into injury time should not have stood, insisting Johnny Evans was fouled as the ball came into the box as he tussled with Gabriel.
Speaking to Sky Sports at full-time, ten Hag raged at the three key decisions he felt went against his side. ‘I think we played a very good game but I think everything went against us,’ ten Hag said. ‘With a little more luck we win the game.‘It is not offside [for Garnacho’s goal]. Wrong angle. It is a penalty on Hojlund. And when we concede a goal, it is a foul on Jonny Evans.United had earlier taken the lead through Marcus Rashford only to be pegged back a minute later by Martin Odegaard’s strike.
Bruno Fernandes was left to rue another defeat on the road for his side but was encouraged by the improvements he saw in north London. ‘It is always tough to lose the way we lost. We conceded the late goal after trying to get the draw,’ Fernandes said.