Erik ten Hag really did not help himself with what he said after Man Utd’s draw with Villa, slams BBC pundit

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ERIK TEN HAG desperately tried to look connected the agleam broadside pursuing Manchester United's drab 0-0 gully with Aston Villa.

But Newcastle fable Alan Shearer claims helium did not bash himself immoderate favours.

Erik 10 Hag was pleased with his team's show against Aston Villa

Alan Shearer claimed the Dutchman 'doesn't assistance himself' with his comments

Ten Hag praised his squad for the effect astatine Villa Park - adjacent though it near them 14th successful the Premier League table.

He said: "Internal, we are disappointed, we cognize we person to bash better, particularly we request to people more, that is the infinitesimal successful this country aft this artifact of games wherever we are truly short.

"All the different areas we are doing truly well: 4 cleanable sheets, truthful that tells thing astir the defending and astir the organisation, the defending of antiaircraft transitions. We are doing truly well, we are truly improving connected that point.

"Our build-up play is good, we are calm and composed. We are creating chances isolated from today. Today we should person created more."

Discussing Ten Hag's post-match comments connected The Rest is Football podcast, Match of the Day big Gary Lineker said: "I saw Erik 10 Hag saying astatine the extremity of the game, 'that's a cleanable sheet, that's 4 cleanable sheets present this season, we're going successful the close direction.'

"I conscionable thought, well, if you've been struggling a spot similar they person and you've tried to assertion that show is simply a measurement successful the close direction...

"It's ever a decent constituent going distant to Aston Villa, but it was beauteous turgid, wasn't it?"

BBC Sport pundit Shearer past chimed successful to say: "In the expansive strategy of things, going distant to Villa and keeping a cleanable sheet, you look astatine it and think, 'okay, yep, acceptable, bully result,' fixed their league positions.

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"But what helium says aft the game... I truly don't deliberation helium helps himself present and again erstwhile helium says astir 'we're going successful the close direction.'

"They were 13th earlier the play and they're present 14th!"

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Man Utd officials are present understood to beryllium targeting ex-Chelsea brag Thomas Tuchel arsenic a imaginable replacement for Ten Hag.

However, they are yet to marque interaction with him.

Earlier this year, Tuchel told United that helium was not funny successful the occupation and alternatively wanted to instrumentality a interruption from management.

Man Utd subordinate ratings vs Villa: Evans rolls backmost the years with Garnacho fto down

MANCHESTER UNITED eased the unit somewhat connected brag Erik 10 Hag with a hard-grafted stalemate astatine in-form Aston Villa.

United looked overmuch much coagulated defensively aft Ten Hag rung the changes - though the Red Devils inactive person conscionable 8 points from 7 Prem games.

Here's however SunSport's Graeme Bryce rated 14th-placed United rated at Villa Park on Sunday.

ANDRE ONANA - 7

Guilty of sloppy organisation erstwhile oregon doubly but his hands were harmless capable and helium did good to bushed distant a piledriver from Youri Tielemans to support United connected level terms.

NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI - 6

Managed to incorporate Jaden Philogene comfortably capable successful the archetypal 45 minutes but failed to look for the 2nd fractional and was replaced by Victor Lindelof.

HARRY MAGUIRE - 6

Booked for a precocious forearm situation connected Ollie Watkins but his day ended astatine half-time aft helium appeared to jar his genu defending a corner.

JONNY EVANS - 9

Handled Ollie Watkins good successful the archetypal 45 and showed each his acquisition to woody with the duplicate menace of Watkins and Jhon Duran for the last fractional hour. Rolled backmost the years with a five-star show to gain his Man of the Match rating.

DIOGO DALOT - 7

Sat successful and seldom got guardant but snuffed retired the menace of Leon Bailey and was tidy enough. Crucial artifact to contradict Philogene a stoppage clip winner.

CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN - 7

Used each his acquisition to plug immoderate gaps successful United's cautiously constructed midfield. Dealt with the menace from Morgan Rogers well.

KOBBIE MAINOO - 7

Nothing flashy from the England midfielder who had his enactment chopped retired preventing Youri Tielemans carrying retired his magic.

ALEJANDRO GARNACHO - 6

Fired successful a first-half changeable which Emi Martinez dealt with comfortably but changeable hopelessly wide a mates of times aft the break. Sloppy finishing fto him down.

BRUNO FERNANDES - 8

United's skipper lone played aft his reddish paper against Spurs was overturned connected appeal.

Kept his chill present to debar a 3rd reddish paper successful 3 games - came closest for United with a escaped footwear which crashed disconnected the Villa crossbar.

MARCUS RASHFORD - 7

Taken disconnected astatine half-time successful Oporto and taken disconnected aft 64 minutes to prevention himself a 2nd yellowish paper here!

Looked United's likeliest match-winner aft forcing an aboriginal prevention from Martinez earlier bringing the champion retired successful the Argentine World Cup victor with a sizzling effort which the 'keeper tipped over. Booked for a foul connected Cash.

RASMUS HOJLUND - 6

Put himself astir and was progressive successful the clash which led to Ezri Konsa limping off. But lacked work and was replaced by Zirkzee conscionable beyond the hr mark. Below par.

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MATTHIJS DE LIGT for Maguire (46 minutes) - 5 - Conceded a fewer fouls successful unsafe areas. Still uncovering his feet.

VICTOR LINDELOF for Mazraoui (46 mins) - 6 - First quality since March but fitted successful good arsenic a stand-in right-back. Booked for a foul connected Morgan Rogers.

JOSHUA ZIRKZEE for Hojlund (64 mins) - 5 - Miles disconnected the pace, failed to marque immoderate impact.

ANTONY for Rashford (64 mins) - 6 - Brought retired the champion successful Emi Martinez with a curler which was heading for the apical bin until the keeper plucked it retired of mid-air.

CASEMIRO for Mainoo (85 mins) - 6 - Helped spot retired the lucifer for United.

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