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'We were sleeping': Erik ten Hag slams 'unacceptable' display as Manchester United were embarrassed by Cadiz in a mid-World Cup friendly - but he claims it was a 'good lesson'

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag was left bemused with his side's 'unacceptable' performance as they suffered a 4-2 defeat to Cadiz in a friendly.

The Dutchman opted to take a whole host of first-team players that didn't head off to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup to Spain in order to keep them sharp before the Premier League returns.

Anthony Martial, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alejandro Garnacho, Donny van de Beek, Martin Dubravka, Victor Lindelof and Scott McTominay were some of the stars handed an opportunity in the match.

Manchester United suffered an embarrassing 4-2 defeat to Cadiz in a mid-World Cup friendly
Anthony Lozano (pictured, right) made it 2-0 early on for Cadiz in the mid-World Cup friendly

Anthony Lozano (pictured, right) made it 2-0 early on for Cadiz in the mid-World Cup friendly

United, however, found them 2-0 down in the early stages of the contest as Carlos Garcia-Die Sanchez and Anthony Lozano both found the back of the net.