Mbemo: Before De Ligt scored, I told my teammates to persevere, anything can happen in football

Sports 4:07am, 9 November 2025 159

After the 2-2 draw with Tottenham, Manchester United attacker Mbemo said in an interview with TNT that before De Ligt scored, he told his teammates to persevere.

Regarding the performance of the two teams at the end of the game

- Yeah, it was really exciting, but in the end we evened the score, and, like I said, if we can't win, then don't lose.

About the second half

- We knew the second half was going to be tough and they would definitely attack with all their strength. But before we conceded the first goal, I thought we played a very good game, we were very solid. So I think we still need to work on the issue of conceding goals.

About what happened before De Ligt equalized

- I tried to communicate with my teammates and told them to hang on because there were five minutes left in the game and we know that anything can happen in football. I think we all have a very strong reversal mentality, and we did it.

On being undefeated in five rounds

--Obviously, I think it's a confidence booster. When we're not losing, whether it's on the pitch, off the pitch or in training, everything becomes easier. So, everyone is enjoying it and we'll try to keep it as long as possible.

Looks like you're happy at Manchester United

- Yes, it's a great place to play and grow and my team-mates are great. Of course, they help me and I think everyone works really hard and it makes everyone's job a lot easier.