'Disgusting and disgraceful' - pundits on 'rock bottom' Man Utd

The second-half downpour reflected the wider temper astatine Old Trafford aft Manchester United suffered different achy defeat, which erstwhile again brought manager Erik 10 Hag's presumption nether scrutiny.

Sunday's dire 3-0 nonaccomplishment to Tottenham, successful which skipper Bruno Fernandes was sent disconnected with the hosts already trailing earlier half-time, near United 12th successful the Premier League with conscionable 7 points from their opening six games.

The quality of the performance, peculiarly with 11 players inactive connected the transportation successful a disjointed archetypal half, received dense criticism.

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville called the show "disgusting" and "disgraceful", portion chap Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said it was "embarrassing" and the nine had deed "rock bottom".

Chris Sutton added connected BBC Radio 5 Live: "That's the benignant of show which gets the manager the sack."

The stats bash not marque for pleasant speechmaking for Ten Hag and his players:

Ten Hag came nether unit past play but was yet backed by the owners pursuing co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's reappraisal of the team's performance.

United finished 3rd successful the Premier League successful the Dutchman's archetypal play and ended the club's six-year hold for silverware by winning the Carabao Cup.

Ten Hag's 2nd play proved acold much challenging arsenic United finished eighth successful the league and were knocked retired of the Champions League astatine the radical stage. That was redeemed somewhat by an FA Cup last triumph implicit Premier League champions Manchester City that denied their neighbours a Double.

However, the commencement of the 2024-25 run has not helped animate assurance that the nine is moving successful the close absorption nether the erstwhile Ajax boss, 54.

"I deliberation they've got to marque a large determination this week - I deliberation his clip mightiness beryllium up," erstwhile Premier League midfielder Robbie Savage told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Neville, speaking connected Sky Sports, said: "It's 1 of the worst performances I person seen nether Ten Hag - and that is saying something. It is truly bad."

So bad, successful fact, that erstwhile United subordinate Ashley Young echoed Neville's calls for the United players to clasp a "crisis meeting" this week.

"Today has shocked maine astir however debased they person gone," added ex-United skipper Neville. "That felt similar 1 of those days wherever they sank truly low."

Redknapp was besides scathing arsenic helium added connected Sky Sports: "I conscionable don't spot however helium [Ten Hag] tin support his job. He looks wholly mislaid and I don't cognize however helium tin crook it around.

"He has already had capable time. I conscionable don't spot however helium is the antheral to instrumentality it guardant - the lone occupation is I don't cognize who is, it's specified a hard job."

In a amusement of defiance, Ten Hag said "it is ever a caller day" erstwhile asked wherever United spell from here, but admitted his broadside "made galore mistakes" and "lost confidence" aft conceding wrong 3 minutes.

But asked if helium was disquieted astir his aboriginal pursuing past season's uncertainty, helium added: "No, I americium not reasoning astir this. I deliberation we each made unneurotic this determination to enactment together, arsenic an ownership, arsenic a enactment radical successful the summer.

"We made the determination from a wide reappraisal what we person to amended arsenic an organisation and however we privation to conception a squad and each the decision-making is with togetherness. But we knew it volition instrumentality immoderate time.

"I deliberation we volition get better, we request immoderate time. We are each connected 1 leafage oregon successful 1 vessel together, the ownership, the enactment group, the unit and the players radical arsenic well. I don't person that concern."

Manchester United were already being outclassed by Tottenham agelong earlier Fernandes' arguable 42nd-minute dismissal, though it near them with a upland to climb.

The midfielder appeared to gaffe arsenic helium lunged into a tackle connected James Maddison and was shown a consecutive reddish paper by referee Chris Kavanagh, a determination the video adjunct referee (VAR) did not overturn.

Ten Hag disagreed with the result and claimed "the reddish paper changed the game" arsenic helium added: "It was lone 1-0. We could person made a comeback and it had a large interaction connected the game."

Fernandes told BBC Match of the Day: "I was the antheral sent off, the 1 that fto them down. The squad showed a batch of character, a batch of resilience, a batch of fight.

"[It was] ne'er a reddish card, that is my view. I hold that it is simply a foul. If helium wants to springiness maine a yellowish due to the fact that they are going to spell connected a antagonistic past I agree. But much than that, no.

"I person to admit each the effort my team-mates gave to effort and instrumentality to the crippled but it wasn't possible. They showed large effort and quality and I was blessed for that."

Everton's 39-year-old full-back Young, who spent 9 years astatine Old Trafford, said connected Sky Sports: "I don't deliberation it is superior foul play, helium slips. I deliberation the referee has got it wrong."

But erstwhile Everton midfielder Leon Osman added connected BBC Radio 5 Live: "It didn't look great. He surely makes interaction with the studs conscionable beneath the genu of James Maddison. Maybe determination was a slip, but that is cynical."

Tottenham began the time 1 spot supra Manchester United successful 10th position, having suffered losses to Newcastle and Arsenal successful their opening 5 games.

But Spurs produced a ascendant show astatine Old Trafford, scoring 3 and signaling an expected goals worth of 5.33 arsenic Ange Postecoglou's broadside took afloat vantage of United's shortcomings.

Neville said Tottenham were "outstanding" successful dismantling the hosts, contempt the lack of injured skipper Son Heung-min.

"Tottenham person been truly bully and person got the scoreline their show deserved," helium added. "A truly bully time for Ange Postecoglou, who has had a fewer questions asked of him successful caller weeks."

Osman said: "We spoke earlier the crippled astir the value of winning this fixture. Spurs look similar they are a squad who are challenging for the apical four, portion United look each implicit the place, a squad which looks successful disarray."

It was a 4th successive triumph successful each competitions for Spurs, pursuing conscionable 1 triumph successful 4 prior, and ensured they stay wrong 3 points of the apical 4 successful the aboriginal standings.