Premier League legend Alan Shearer tore into Manchester United after the membership suffered a 4-0 humiliating defeat to Brentford, placing down the debacle to years of mismanagement at Old Trafford.
Brentford had the sport sown up lengthy earlier than halftime, with Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbuemo all scoring for Thomas Frank’s facet within the thirty fifth minute.
United, the 20-times English champions, sit on the foot of the Premier League standings for the primary time in 30 years after Ten Hag kicked off his first marketing campaign in cost with back-to-back defeats following final week’s loss to Brighton.
“It is an absolute mess. Years of failure… there is a lack of leadership and the recruitment has been terrible,” Shearer mentioned on BBC’s Match of the Day.
“It will take time and an unbelievable amount of money to get things right, and a lot of patience from the Manchester United fans. They are miles away from where there want to be.” Brentford scored 4 targets inside 35 minutes within the first half towards a woeful United facet, who’ve now misplaced seven straight video games on the highway stretching again to final season.
The outcome left United backside of the desk as Dutchman Ten Hag grew to become the primary supervisor since John Chapman in 1921 to lose his opening two video games answerable for the membership. United final gained the Premier League title 9 years in the past in Alex Ferguson’s last season in cost and the membership seems additional away than ever from returning to its place amongst English soccer’s elite.
Erik ten Hag took accountability for the loss but in addition referred to as on his gamers to indicate higher confidence and current a extra united entrance.
“They are good players, and have to take responsibility on the pitch, as a team and as individuals, and that’s what we didn’t do,” he mentioned.
“I asked them to play with belief and take responsibility for their performance, and that’s what they didn’t do.
“It’s solely once we stick collectively and work exhausting that we’ll overcome that. You must take perception on to the pitch for your self and the staff.
“Don’t get me wrong, the manager is responsible as well, he has the main responsibility, and I take that. And I will work on that. I have to give them belief, but they have to give it by themselves.”
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