MANCHESTER UNITED’S horror display against Tottenham has been torn apart by pundits including three Manchester United legends.
Erik ten Hag is now favourite to become the first Premier League manager sacked this season following a dismal 3-0 loss at Old Trafford.
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Seven points from their opening six league matches equals unwated records set by David Moyes and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the Red Devils’ joint-worst start to a season since 1989.
And while Ten Hag has insisted he has given no thought to being sacked, the likes of Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Young and Jamie Redknapp were quick to slate the performance.
Ten Hag said: “I’m not thinking about being sacked, not at all. We all made the decision to stay together.
“Ownership, staff, players, myself. We made the decision from a clear review of what we have to do.
“We knew it would take some time. We are on the same page together.”
But Neville took no prisoners in his analysis of the match as he labelled Man Utd “shocking” and a “disgrace”.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “The first half was as bad as it gets.
“This is a shocking day, a sobering day. This is a really bad day for Ten Hag.
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“Today has shocked me about how low they have gone.”
Earlier in the afternoon before Fernandes’ dismissal, he said: “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.”
Meanwhile, former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder Redknapp admitted having some sympathy for Ten Hag following the “embarrassing” display.
He said: “It gets to a point where you almost feel sorry for the manager as well. 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.”
While fellow ex-Man Utd title winner Ashley Young added: “Man Utd didn’t give anything. There was no effort. There was no work rate.”
Five-time Premier League winner Rio Ferdinand took to his YouTube channel moments after full-time to rage about the display.
He said: “An absolute p*** poor performance, I’ve got to be honest.
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“Powder-puff, embarrassing, no real idea it seemed, no real fight.
“Second half a little bit of a fight here and there but a distinct lack of quality.”
