Owen Hargreaves was livid with the Manchester United squad after their historic 4-0 defeat to Brentford, however defended goalkeeper David de Gea.
De Gea made two big errors handy Brentford a 2-0 lead, and took blame for the painful loss in a brutally sincere post-match interview.
However Hargreaves feels it's United’s outfield gamers who're accountable after the Crimson Devils fell to the underside of the Premier League desk for the primary time in 30 years.
‘They made some errors and the objectives have been poor,’ Hargreaves stated of the United gamers. ‘There was no struggle to get again into the sport, no tackling, no aggression.
‘Soccer at this degree is about competitors, that’s the way you make it. Brentford gained each battle immediately. You’ve obtained to win the battles.
‘They weren’t prepared in opposition to Brighton they usually weren’t prepared once more. Erik ten Hag is a brilliant coach, he did a tremendous job at Ajax, however these two video games haven't gone to plan.
‘I don’t know how one can flip this round shortly. The arrogance is simply gone.
‘It’s a privilege and honour to put on that soccer shirt. We’ve all been there as gamers, had horrible video games, however you get by way of it by combating and competing.
‘Overlook concerning the techniques, it’s about successful your particular person battles.
‘I used to be hopeful [we would see a response after Brighton]. I’m uninterested in being crucial and detrimental. However what are you able to say? There wasn’t any positives.’
Quizzed on De Gea, former United midfielder Hargreaves added: ‘Don’t put all of the blame on [David de Gea].
‘Sure he made an enormous mistake, however there's loads of time to get again into the sport and struggle again.
‘David has been in these groups the place they do struggle again, however it was not there immediately.’
In the meantime, Cristiano Ronaldo refused a request from United No.2 Steve McClaren to acknowledge the membership’s away help after the loss to Brentford.
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