Sad pictures sum up MU fans’ feelings after embarrassing 3-0 thrashing by Spurs

IF there was ever an indication of how the mood around a football club was, then pictures of Manchester United fans following the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham presented very sobering scenes.

Erik ten Hag's side collapsed to a 3-0 defeat against Spurs to mark back-to-back home defeats by a three-goal margin.

Having gone a goal down inside three minutes, Bruno Fernandes' controversial sending-off effectively killed any hope of a comeback, with two more second-half goals sending things from bad to worse.

The boos rang around Old Trafford at half-time and despite the defiant whimpers of chanting from the Red Devils faithful during the game, they could only muster some apathetic post-match cries for another dreadful performance.

It was a mood reflective of another tepid and lifeless team performance, and pictures showing disenchanted fans still in the ground summed up the meagre embers of belief still remaining.

Sky Sports broadcast of the game showed despondent fans littered around the stadium, seemingly in disbelief of the horror show they had just watched.

Reacting on social media, one fan said: "Manchester United fans don’t deserve this pain."

A second shared an image of a fan sitting with his hands in his pockets, saying: "All of us."

A third added: "The picture says a lot.

Another "Heartbreaking scenes."

A fifth said: "I saw this and sighed."

The result leaves United down in 12th with seven points from six games - a record of two wins, one draw and three defeats.

Club chiefs Omar Berrada - who this week outlined a target for both the men's and women's teams to win the league by 2028 - and Dan Ashworth publicly backed Ten Hag at the start of the month.

However, results have dramatically dipped since then, and upcoming games against Porto and Aston Villa could dictate whether Ten Hag remains in his post following the international break.