MICHAEL OWEN lambasted 3 Manchester United stars for “sleeping” passim Sunday’s miserable nonaccomplishment astatine Tottenham.
United suffered yet different mediocre effect amid a turbulent run arsenic chap Premier League strugglers Spurs picked up a much-needed 1-0 victory acknowledgment to James Maddison’s victor aft conscionable 13 minutes.
Michael Owen slammed 3 Manchester United stars aft the nonaccomplishment astatine TottenhamGetty
Owen lambasted Harry Maguire, saying the defenders are “literally doing nothing”Getty
Owen besides blamed Matthijs de Ligt, saying of the defence “none of them are picking anyone up”Rex
Noussair Mazraoui was besides picked out, with Owen saying “they beryllium determination doing nothing”RexEx-Man Utd prima Owen, 45, was near fuming with Ruben Amorim’s 3 centre-backs Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Harry Maguire and enactment them connected afloat blast during his post-match analysis.
The Liverpool fable blamed them each for Maddison’s extremity arsenic they “did nothing” erstwhile goalkeeper Andre Onana parried Lucas Bergvall’s shot.
None of them chased the rebound and that allowed the England planetary to get to the shot archetypal and beat Onana from adjacent distance.
The legendary striker, though, wasn’t conscionable frustrated astir the Tottenham extremity arsenic helium was besides incensed with Maguire, De Ligt and Mazraoui’s wide show during the game.
Owen told Premier League Productions: “What frustrates maine much than thing astir the Manchester United squad is that those centre-halves bash thing during the game.
“They hardly prime up immoderate players astatine all, yet erstwhile you inquire them to bash 1 occupation – halt the feline who’s shooting – they’re sleeping astatine that arsenic well.
“We’ve seen truthful galore clips successful the archetypal fractional erstwhile there’s cipher to prime up, there’s 3 of them virtually doing nothing. They won’t propulsion in, they won’t spell and people anybody, they conscionable beryllium there.
“It’s the easiest presumption connected the transportation successful mentation due to the fact that they’re asked to bash nothing. The manager plays truthful galore defenders and nary of them are picking anyone up.
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“The midfield for Manchester United has to beryllium the hardest spot to play successful the Premier League and the defence should beryllium the easiest due to the fact that they virtually people nary one, ever.
“They beryllium determination doing thing and everyone other is outnumbered each implicit the pitch.”
United are present 15th successful the Premier League array with 12 points separating them from the relegation zone.
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