Arsene Wenger criticises Manchester United duo for exposing team-mates in derby drubbing

The previous Arsenal boss was bewildered by United’s first-half displaying (Footage: Getty / beIN)

Arsene Wenger has criticised Manchester United’s first-half efficiency of their heavy 6-3 defeat towards Manchester Metropolis in Sunday’s one-sided derby, singling out two gamers specifically.

The Purple Devils shipped 4 objectives within the first half earlier than Phil Foden and Erling Haaland each accomplished their hat-tricks within the second interval – although the guests by no means gave up and netted three objectives themselves.

Metropolis have been good worth for his or her massive half-time lead and Wenger felt the sport was gained on the flanks, criticising each Antony and Jadon Sancho for not doing extra to assist their struggling full-backs and sometimes leaving them uncovered.

‘What's for me unbelievable within the first half is that Man United has defended so badly on the flanks,’ mentioned the previous Arsenal supervisor on beIN Sports activities.

‘From the primary minute on Diogo Dalot obtained a yellow card and Sancho and Antony didn't contribute defensively.

‘They have been, in the entire half, flooded on the flanks and so they have been at all times in hassle.

Diogo Dalot was given a torrid time by Jack Grealish (Image: Getty)

‘After that, once they had the ball, I felt they have been obsessed by respecting an excessive amount of the sport plan.

‘They needed at all times to go too rapidly ahead and misplaced so many balls and didn’t have sufficient possession.

‘They didn’t play for possession, they needed simply to get on the counter-attack.’

Providing one saving grace for United within the first half, Wenger was eager to level out that Raphael Varane – United’s tallest defender – was not on the pitch when Haaland netted Metropolis’s second purpose, which successfully opened the floodgates.

The Frenchman picked up an damage after showing to twist his ankle and was not allowed again on the pitch earlier than the house facet took their nook, leaving Christian Eriksen making an attempt to mark Haaland – which didn't finish properly.

Wenger defined: ‘The one optimistic circumstances I need to give them is that they conceded the second purpose when Varane was [off the pitch]. And after I noticed that Eriksen was marking Haaland you frightened for man United.’

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