Erik ten Hag was critical of his Manchester United team after they suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday.
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- United crumble in 3-0 loss to Bournemouth
- Martial, McTominay and Fernandes all disappoint
- Ten Hag and team facing more criticism
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WHAT HAPPENED?
United fell behind just five minutes into the game as Dominic Solanke opened the scoring for the visitors, who went on to add two more goals in the second half. The disastrous displays of the likes of Anthony Martial, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw will see Ten Hag and his team face further criticism amid a disappointing season so far.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
United looked to be on the way up after their 2-1 win against Chelsea lifted them to within three points of reigning champions and treble winners Manchester City. However, the latest embarrassment shows just how far behind their rivals the Red Devils appear to be, having lost seven of the 16 Premier League games they have played this season.
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WHAT TEN HAG SAID ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Asked for his feelings on his team's performance, Ten Hag told reporters that the game did not go according to plan, saying: "Of course, annoyed, disappointed, definitely. I expected something different, I hoped before the game you can build on the performance and result from Chelsea, so it's very disappointing. The way we started the game and then I think a long time we did everything to get back in the game, we get one shot, almost a penalty, then in the build-up we make a mistake and we are not good enough in the rest of defence and that is disappointing. You're following facts, we put a lot of effort in to turn the game, but then the brilliance, the movement in the box were not there to get the equaliser. After the 2-0, we broke down so we have to do things better."
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A NEW LOW FOR UNITED?
When the manager was asked if this is the lowest point in his reign at the club, he said: "I think as I say, the way we started is no good, that is poor. It's first five minutes of the game and especially against an opponent like today, very good transition team, you give them perfect circumstances. It shouldn't happen but we did everything to turn in the game, we had a lot of attacks, we didn't come to a point to turn the game although we had opportunities."