According to a shocking leak, Manchester United players were left ‘dumbfounded’ by TWO of Erik ten Hag’s judgements against Manchester City.
Last Sunday, the Red Devils suffered their sixth league defeat of the season, falling 3-0 to cross-town rivals Manchester City.
Erling Haaland scored from the penalty spot and added a second shortly after the break. He then took the role of provider, setting up Phil Foden, who added a third 10 minutes from time.
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According to a shocking leak, Manchester United players were left ‘dumbfounded’ by TWO of Erik ten Hag’s judgements against Manchester City.
Last Sunday, the Red Devils suffered their sixth league defeat of the season, falling 3-0 to cross-town rivals Manchester City.
Erling Haaland scored from the penalty spot and added a second shortly after the break. He then took the role of provider, setting up Phil Foden, who added a third 10 minutes from time.
Ten Hag is under scrutiny for the first time, and his tactics are being called into question.
According to The Sun, the players were ‘dumbfounded’ by some of the Dutch coach’s techniques.
According to the article, a few players expressed their concerns during the dressing-room inquest.
Man United players were perplexed as to why centre-back Victor Lindelof was deployed at left-back, with Sergio Reguilon relegated to the bench.
They also couldn’t understand why Bruno Fernandes was playing wide, where he has less effect than his normal No.10 position.
Natural wingers Antony and Alejandro Garnacho began the game on the bench before coming on in the second half.
On the sidelines, Erik ten Hag cuts a frustrated figure. Sofyan Amrabat was dragged out at halftime, and Mason Mount came on to replace him, although he had no effect on the game.Ten Hag’s decision to remove Rasmus Hojlund was welcomed with a chorus of boos from the crowd.Man United’s loss to Manchester City drops them to eighth place, with only 15 points.With 10 games played, they are eight points behind fourth-placed Liverpool and 11 points behind league leaders Tottenham.