Gary Neville called Manchester United an “absolute disgrace” after their 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham on Sunday.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Gary Neville did not hold back when analysing United’s woeful performance against Tottenham on Sunday afternoon. Brennan Johnson’s early strike, which was set up by a marauding Micky van de Ven run, set early disappointment among the Old Trafford crowd, which was added to by Bruno Fernandes’ dismissal just before the break.
The second half started in the same vein with Dejan Kulusevski getting a quick goal two minutes after the restart and Dominic Solanke killed United off with a third. Neville was on commentary and he let his feelings be known as it played out.
WHAT GARY NEVILLE SAID
Former United captain Neville even suggested the players should have a meeting on Monday morning without Ten Hag to “decide what they want to do”. He added to Sky Sports: “They need to get a grip on that dressing room. The first half was as bad as it gets. This is a shocking day, a sobering day. This is a really bad day for Ten Hag.”
The former United defender was also critical of club captain Fernandes after he saw red for a high challenge on James Maddison.
Neville said: “That sums up Manchester United in the first half. They have been an absolute disgrace. It’s one of the worst performances I have seen under Ten Hag. And that is saying something. It is really bad. Today has shocked me about how low they have gone.”
WHAT JAMIE REDKNAPP SAID
It wasn’t just Neville who laid into United and Ten Hag, former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp was also pointing fingers at the Dutchman for the collapse against Spurs.
He said to Sky Sports: “It gets to a point where you almost feel sorry for the manager as well. He looks completely out of his depth, he looks like he’s struggling to motivate his team. Man Utd and Ten Hag are going backwards. You can’t complain anymore, he’s got his back four in place, he’s got all the players at his disposal – there’s no excuses. They are rock bottom right now. I just don’t see where they can go from here. They’re as bad as I’ve seen a United side. It’s embarrassing. A club of this stature shouldn’t be producing performances like that.”
WHAT NEXT FOR TEN HAG AND UNITED?
The games don’t get easier, as United face Porto in the Europa League and Aston Villa in the Premier League after that. Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount could be doubts for the European game after coming off against Spurs due to respective knocks. For United’s trip to the Midlands, they will be without Fernandes through suspension. The pressure is piling on Ten Hag and if he is unable to get this side purring the calls for his sacking will get louder and louder.
