Jamie Carragher singles out Man Utd star for his role in Man Utd's latest thrashing

Manchester Unitted fell to a miserable decision to Tottenham connected Sunday, with Jamie Carragher present pinning the blasted connected 1 of Erik 10 Hag's prima signings of the summer

Jamie Carragher blasted Matthijs de Ligt for his relation successful Manchester United's embarrassing thrashing astatine the hands of Tottenham.

De Ligt was signed from Bayern Munich successful the summertime with precocious hopes helium could assistance to steadfast up the Red Devils' backline. Those hopes person rapidly suffered a sound though, with De Ligt portion of a defence which has conceded six goals successful their past 2 location games successful the Premier League.

Sunday's defeat to Spurs was peculiarly concerning, with Ange Postecoglou's men having besides endured a mixed commencement to the campaign. But the visitors were up aft conscionable 155 seconds erstwhile Micky van de Ven charged guardant from his presumption successful cardinal defence and acceptable Brennan Johnson up for a tap-in.

While Gary Neville blasted Marcus Rashford for his relation successful that opening goal, Carragher alternatively took purpose astatine De Ligt. He insisted the Dutch planetary was consistently retired of position, which caused United galore problems.

"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.

"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.

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"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."

Carragher was not the lone 1 who pinned the blasted connected De Ligt for United's atrocious defeat. Legendary Red Devils midfielder Paul Scholes besides questioned the centre-back implicit his hard commencement to beingness astatine Old Trafford.

"When you bring players in, you expect them to beryllium a batch amended than who you’ve already got. I don’t spot players coming successful who are a large difference. De Ligt has travel successful for Maguire, let’s say, but there’s nary large quality there," Scholes told Premier League Productions.

"These are experienced players who United person paid a batch of wealth for. We request to halt proceeding excuses and get connected that grooming transportation and find a mode of playing. Find something, springiness america something!"

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