Danny Murphy has hit out at Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and accused him of whinging and whining about the treatment of his players.
The Dutchman wasn't best pleased by the actions of Andy Carroll in United's FA Cup win over Reading, which resulted in a long-term injury to Christian Eriksen.
Carroll's tackle has left Eriksen sidelined for a number of months with an ankle injury and after the game, Ten Hag condemned the actions of the striker.
However, speaking on talkSPORT, Murphy seem to take exception to Ten Hag's gripes and suggested he should focus more on the positives at Old Trafford.
‘It sounds like he’s just whinging, whining.' Murphy stated.
'You’re in the Premier League! We are in a world now where creative attacking players are protected more than ever, more than ever!
‘Very rarely do we see bad injuries from bad tackles, very rare, not many, and I think we’re in a good place because of that. I’m not saying we should go back to the old days where players can knock seven bells out of each other.
‘I just don’t see why you would come out and whinged about it when it’s just a consequence of playing football.
‘He’s working at Manchester United, be positive!’
Former England striker Carroll wasn't even booked for the challenge on Eriksen, however, did later received two further bookings that led to a red card for the 34-year-old.
After the match Ten Hag made a point of his disappointment at Carroll not getting punished for the tackle and said: ‘I think football has to set limits, restrictions, that you protect the players.
‘I think what football wants is the best players being available on the pitch.
‘This tackle and the two tackles after… they don’t belong on the football pitch because it’s a high risk to injure your colleague, so I think it’s worse. So, I am wondering about that.’
The Dutch boss also went on to mention challenges on Lisandro Martinez in the Red Devils' previous clash with Crystal Palace. However, ex-Liverpool man Murphy says he would have had the same reaction if Jurgen Klopp had the some complaints - or any other manager.
Adding: ‘It’s not just because it’s Ten Hag, I would say the same about Jurgen Klopp. I’ve sat here and talked about Klopp whining and I’ve said exactly the same. It’s not a Man United thing.
‘Ten Hag has surpassed all expectations. He’s done a brilliant job, he’s got so much right, but whinging? I don’t like it. There’s no conspiracy here.’
Man Utd have been quick to replace the injured Eriksen, by sealing a last-minute deadline day loan for Bayern Munich's Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer.
