Ex-Arsenal icon who rejected Man Utd accuses stars of "hiding" behind Erik ten Hag

French World Cup victor Emmanuel Petit, 53, hasn't held backmost successful his presumption of immoderate of Manchester United's large hitters successful narration to their under-pressure manager Erik 10 Hag

World Cup victor Emmanuel Petit has travel retired successful defence of Manchester United brag Erik 10 Hag - and claimed the club’s superstars fell down him.

The Red Devils person emerged from a dilatory commencement to the caller play with a 3-0 triumph astatine Southampton and a 7-0 thumping of Barnsley successful the Carabao Cup. But immoderate of their large hitters are inactive struggling to marque their people adjacent though it is Dutch brag 10 Hag getting plentifulness of stick. And erstwhile France midfielder Petit, portion of the Arsenal broadside who won the Double successful 1997-98, reckons they person a batch to reply for.

On BetMGM’s The LineUp, helium said: “I don’t hold with each of the disapproval astir Erik 10 Hag. It’s truthful hard for a nine erstwhile they support changing managers arsenic overmuch arsenic Manchester United person and I really look astatine the players determination and deliberation they are hiding down him.

“I don’t similar it. These are players with existent pedigree and they fell down him alternatively of fronting up and doing a occupation for the team. It’s specified a pity to spot the nine successful the authorities it’s in. The Premier League needs Manchester United backmost astatine its champion and it starts with the players.

“Yes, the manager is liable for a batch of things and truthful are the committee for getting it close successful the transportation market, but astatine the extremity of the time it’s the work of the players connected the transportation and they haven’t been bully capable for immoderate clip now.”

Petit, 53, besides revealed helium turned down the accidental to articulation United successful 2001. He recalled: " Before I joined Chelsea, Sir Alex Ferguson called maine doubly arsenic helium knew I wasn’t blessed astatine Barcelona and we spoke astatine magnitude astir the project.

"[Arsenal boss] Arsene Wenger besides called maine to inquire what the concern was but Claudio [Ranieri] came successful idiosyncratic to conscionable me. We had luncheon unneurotic and helium was truthful nice. He truly convinced maine that Chelsea was the close determination and truthful I moved there. Ferguson called maine doubly — 1 of which was a mates of weeks aft I arrived — but I said I had made my caput up.”

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