Gary Neville has branded Manchester United’s performance in their 3-0 defeat to Tottenham as “absolutely disgusting”.
Spurs cruised to victory at Old Trafford, dominating the game even before Bruno Fernandes was sent off before half-time.
Even the dismal 3-0 scoreline flattered United with Tottenham recording an XG of 4.67.
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Bruno Fernandes is shown a red card for a high challenge on James Maddison.
“The first half was as bad as it gets,” said Neville during Sky Sports‘ commentary of the game.
“This is a shocking day, a sobering day. This is a really bad day for Ten Hag.”
While Fernandes was unfortunate to be shown a straight red, the midfielder slipping as he went to tackle James Maddison, his dismissal drew no sympathy from Neville.
“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.”
After six games this term, United are just 12th in the league table with less than half the point as leaders Liverpool.
Redknapp: Ten Hag looks out of his depth
Neville’s fellow Sky Sports colleague Jamie Redknapp was equally scatching.
“It gets to a point where you almost feel sorry for the manager as well,” said Redknapp. “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
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Man United have slipped below Brentford in the Premier League standings
Analysis: Abysmal United were embarrassed
Sky Sports’ Melissa Reddy at Old Trafford:
‘Even at 3-0 down, this scoreline severely flatters Manchester United.
‘They have had some horror shows in recent years, but this ranks amongst their most dysfunctional performances. They were abysmal in and out of possession, in terms of their discipline, and at doing the very basics.
‘They were being embarrassed before Bruno’s sending off, so that cannot be used as an excuse here.
‘United have been undressed by a Spurs side who surely can’t believe what an easy evening they’ve had at Old Trafford.’
