Jason McAteer has slammed Manchester United immediately after their lousy start to the year and insisted the club has ‘lost their identity’.
United had been very well-overwhelmed 4-3 by Bayern Munich on Wednesday night time in spite of the near scoreline and the defeat signifies Erik ten Hag’s aspect have now missing 4 of their initial six game titles in 2023-24, which include three in a row.
Their lousy performances have been coupled with off-field troubles at the club which signifies wingers Antony and Jadon Sancho are not at this time accessible to Ten Hag.
And McAteer – who played for Bolton, Liverpool, Blackburn and Sunderland in the Premier League in the course of his occupation – hit out at United and insisted they have been no for a longer time the crew they the moment ended up with a complete host of issues besetting Ten Hag.
‘Do you know what else they have dropped with their identification?,’ he instructed beIN Sporting activities. ‘No 1 fears Manchester United any longer.
Jason McAteer has slammed Manchester United and claimed they have lost their identification
The former Liverpool star also insisted that United no for a longer time hold a panic variable for other groups
‘They use to occur to Anfield and it would be be like “we’re in a game now, we could eliminate this”.
‘We’d by no means really feel like that about any individual but of course it was Person United who ended up dominant all over the 1990s so we’d be up towards it. They experienced that panic aspect and they you should not have that anymore.
‘Their identification is long gone and I imagine from time to time Gentleman United swan all around as if it is really nevertheless there as if they can stroll into someone’s backyard and take it.’
McAteer also lambasted quite a few first crew stars and claimed the vital solidity and fight is absent in just 10 Hag’s squad.
He additional: ‘They really don’t have the gamers who want to put the challenging yards in when its get hard.
‘Fernandes, is he heading to roll his sleeves up as a captain? No. Antony, Rashford, Martial? (Martial) They can’t even get him healthy and he isn’t going to even want to participate in.
Erik 10 Hag’s faltering side have now dropped 4 of their to start with 6 matches so significantly this time
McAteer also criticised the fight of numerous initially team stars, including captain Bruno Fernandes
‘And you’ve acquired a midfield that isn’t really industrious. Which is the initial detail you ought to have as a soccer club when it can be not going well is players eager to roll their sleeves up, put the difficult yards in and win tackles to effect the match. They have not obtained any of that.
‘The total dynamics of the club from best to bottom are a mess, it can be a shambles.’
Along with Bayern, United are joined by Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen in their Champions League group with these two teams actively playing out a 2-2 attract on Wednesday.
The Crimson Devils return to action on Saturday when they journey to Turf Moor to consider on recently-promoted Burnley at 8PM.
