Jamie Carragher fumes at Matthijs de Ligt in fresh dig at struggling Man Utd star

Matthijs de Ligt struggled erstwhile again arsenic Manchester United drew with Aston Villa, having been dropped by brag Erik 10 Hag pursuing his mediocre performances against Tottenham and Porto

Jamie Carragher has aimed a caller excavation astatine Matthijs de Ligt arsenic the Manchester United prima struggled erstwhile again successful his side's gully with Aston Villa.

The Dutchman had been dropped to the bench for Sunday's sojourn to the Midlands pursuing atrocious performances against Tottenham and Porto. But brag Erik 10 Hag was forced to bring him connected astatine half-time aft an wounded to Harry Maguire.

But it was different hard day for De Ligt, who won conscionable won tackle and mislaid 4 of his antiaircraft duels. While determination were precocious hopes that helium could assistance to enactment up United's backline, the 25-year-old has done small to unrecorded up to his £42million terms tag.

And his performances person begun to gully disapproval from erstwhile Liverpool prima Carragher. A week connected from blasting him aft United's decision to Spurs, Carragher again took purpose astatine De Ligt successful the aftermath of a Villa chance.

He said successful commentary connected Sky Sports: "It looked similar it was going to beryllium a definite goal! I don't cognize what De Ligt is doing. [Diogo] Dalot turns his backmost and gets a small spot of luck."

Carragher had besides questioned Ten Hag's insistence that helium had been rotating De Ligt and centre-back spouse Lisandro Martinez. Ahead of Sunday's clash, Carragher said: “You don’t rotate centre-backs. They’ve been dropped.”

It is the 3rd clip successful a week Carragher has aimed a excavation astatine De Ligt. Following the decision to Spurs, Carragher singled retired the defender for his relation successful the opening goal, earlier retweeting the video of his investigation pursuing the gully astatine Porto.

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"I've noticed this with De Ligt and a batch of centre-backs, I don't recognize wherefore they don't capable the abstraction and travel over. The striker conscionable down him has got thing to bash with him, that is Martinez's job," Carragher told Sky Sports past week.

"If De Ligt goes over, Martinez comes across. He looks implicit his enarthrosis here, hide that! Forget it. Get present [the abstraction Van de Ven runs into]. This is simply a superb run, amazing. But Van de Ven runs due to the fact that helium sees the space.

"Listen, the fullback gets caught retired astatine the backmost post, we spot him with his manus up. Again I privation to spell to De Ligt. This sums Manchester United up implicit the past 2 oregon 3 years. Pressing and ever being late.

"They're locked successful here, you've got the beforehand 3 of Tottenham locking successful the backmost 4 and you person him present free. There's 2 men connected 1 player. De Ligt should already beryllium over. We tally it connected and conscionable look astatine De Ligt flying across, flying into the challenge.

"It comes from his starting position. I tin speech astir United's midfield, moving astatine the backmost four. But where's De Ligt? The right-back's travel up and look wherever De Ligt is. You've got to get over. So successful each concern successful the first-half, De Ligt, a subordinate they brought successful for immense money, is wholly retired of position."

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