"It can be a quick turnaround," said Ten Hag. "We have to go into another final and try and get closer to them.
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"It can be an advantage that fifth spot can also be a Champions League spot, so we have to go for it and win our games."
He added: "Football is not just about possession. Of course you need the ball to score a goal but in the first 20 minutes we had more opportunities and we defended brilliantly out of possession.
"In defining moments we didn't have it on our side because at 1-1 Rashford was in another break, and just before the 2-1 it was Garnacho in the breakthrough. But we were really close to winning or at least getting a point."