JAMIE CARRAGHER has brilliantly identified the schoolboy errors that Man Utd have been making during a brutal segement on Monday Night Football.
Following Man Utd's draw to Burnley at Old Trafford, the Sky Sports pundit highlighted what went wrong for ten Hag's men.
With the score line still at 0-0, Carragher pointed out FOUR mistakes that Man Utd had made at the beginning of the second half.
In the clip he points out how the Utd defenders had their back to the ball as goalkeeper Andre Onana was looking for a pass.
Onana then decides to hit a long ball to the edge of the opposition box where Diogo Dalot - who was playing left-back - was Utd's furthest attacker.
As the long ball went forward, both Christian Eriksen and Kobbie Mainoo both left Lyle Foster in acres of space.
And this is all while Erik ten Hag and assistant coach Steve McClaren are still walking towards their bench, following half-time.
Carragher said: “This is an unbelievable clip. This is the start of the second half.
“Now again, before he does anything, you just stop it there.
“Normally a top team… you have just called Manchester United - and I get that - the biggest club in the world.
“Could you imagine Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, getting the ball at the start of the second half.
“And these players not showing for it, to actually try and play.
“The idea is to go long. It’s not just the goalkeeper doing it.
“So he brings it forward, he goes to go long, and who’s making the run?
“It’s Dalot, your left back, he’s making the run to try to get on the end of a long ball straight from the kick off.
“So what’s the thought process of Eriksen here? Mainoo?
“Who do they think is going to pick up Lyle Foster in this position?
“And if they do go, Harry Maguire has got to go in there and fill the space.
“Ten seconds into the second half and someone is running at your back four again.
“And we just top it there because the Manchester United manager and Steve McClaren.
“Can you imagine just walking out for the start of that second half and the first thing you see is that?
“I mean, he’s seen it all season. But you come out and you think ‘Give us a break lads’.
“But it comes again from just going long, losing the ball, the positions of the players, and then getting counter-attacked on.”
The home side did manage to go 1-0 up with Antony getting on the scoresheet but this was cancelled out after Amdouni put away his penalty to make it 1-1 in the 87th minute.
The result was Man Utd's sixth draw of the Premier League campaign.
It was also the fifth penalty they had conceded in the last six games.
Following the 4-0 thrashing they faced at Selhurst Park, ten Hag's men fell further down the table and now sit in eighth.
Carragher continued to criticise the Red Devils and questioned their ability to play at the highest level.
Speaking about Casemiro, the former Liverpool defender said: "I think Casemiro should know himself that he should only have another three games left at the top level.
"MLS or Saudi. I'm deadly serious".
On the other hand, ten Hag continued to support the serial Champions League winner, arguing that: "You can't put this to one player.
"We should've kept fighting like the fans did.
"It's clear, we underperformed".
Ten Hag's men have got Arsenal to play next and if they repeat the same mistakes, they will be punished by a side gunning for the title.
RajibMondal
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No such coach by the name that you mention..
Hansi Flick
Rinkachi2221
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coach Hansi felix...
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No such coach by the name that you mention..
Rinkachi2221
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Seeing Manchester United fans and their so called legends in pains it is my dairly bread. I feel so good to see them in this pain. Lovely Chelsea fan remember what you did 2008 🤣🤣🤣
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Chelshit is more worse..
Kaychooku
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you blamed a porous midfield and now blame a defender.No defender can play well without a good DM in front of them.Ericksen has no business in the defensive midfield area.Too old and lack the ability.Mainoo is too young to understand positioning very well.And using Mount in midfield play maker role is the worst of all.He was lost.This is the same role Palmer is playing for Chelsea.Palmer never get lost during build ups.
What would you have done in that position?
runblmnsu
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Seeing Manchester United fans and their so called legends in pains it is my dairly bread. I feel so good to see them in this pain. Lovely Chelsea fan remember what you did 2008 🤣🤣🤣
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U mean chelshit
Mudainpstz
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you blamed a porous midfield and now blame a defender.No defender can play well without a good DM in front of them.Ericksen has no business in the defensive midfield area.Too old and lack the ability.Mainoo is too young to understand positioning very well.And using Mount in midfield play maker role is the worst of all.He was lost.This is the same role Palmer is playing for Chelsea.Palmer never get lost during build ups.
Unclekay7
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Seeing Manchester United fans and their so called legends in pains it is my dairly bread. I feel so good to see them in this pain. Lovely Chelsea fan remember what you did 2008 🤣🤣🤣
RajibMondal
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coach Hansi felix...