Jamie Carragher slams ‘really poor’ Manchester United star after Aston Villa draw

Louis SealeyPublished Oct 6, 2024, 4:06pm|Updated Oct 6, 2024, 4:11pm

Jamie Carragher criticised ‘really poor’ Manchester United summertime signing Joshua Zirkzee during the club’s Premier League gully against Aston Villa.

United shared an underwhelming goalless gully with Villa connected Sunday afternoon, though fixed their caller issues Erik 10 Hag’s broadside volition apt beryllium contented with the point.

Chances were astatine a premium astatine Villa Park, with Bruno Fernandes coming adjacent for the visitors with a free-kick that struck the crossbar and Jaden Philogene astir scoring precocious connected for the hosts.

Rasmus Hojlund started up apical for Manchester United but, aft an uneventful 64-minute display, was replaced by Zirkzee, who joined the nine implicit the summertime from Bolgona.

Zirkzee besides struggled to marque overmuch of an interaction and attracted disapproval from Liverpool fable and Sky Sports co-commentator Carragher.

‘He’s had 2 truly mediocre touches since coming on,’ Carragher said of the Dutch forward, who outgo United astir £36.5m. ‘He’s got to bash amended than that.

‘When you travel connected arsenic a substitute you request to beryllium lively and amusement thing for your manager. He’s got to bash better. He has been truly mediocre since coming on.’

Zirkzee wasted nary clip earlier opening his relationship for Manchester United, scoring the victor connected his debut successful a 1-0 triumph implicit Fulham connected the opening-day of the caller season.

But the 24-year-old has failed to find the backmost of the nett since past successful a United squad struggling for fluency successful the last third.

Manchester United suffered a dismal 3-0 decision to Tottenham astatine Old Trafford past play and they surrendered a two-goal pb to gully 3-3 with Porto connected Thursday night.

It had been suggested that United could propulsion the trigger connected Ten Hag if the squad mislaid astatine Villa Park but they crushed retired a gully which could beryllium important to the Dutchman arsenic we participate different planetary break.

‘I deliberation drafting astatine Villa Park successful immoderate crippled is simply a decent result,’ Carragher added. ‘It’s a truly pugnacious spot to go.

‘So Manchester United person done well, particularly defensively. But we cognize it’s astir much than conscionable 1 game.’

Veteran Jonny Evans was handed a uncommon commencement for the Red Devils against Aston Villa and impressed, receiving the Player of the Match grant from Carragher.

Speaking to Sky Sports aft the stalemate, Evans said: ‘It wasn’t cleanable and we didn’t walk arsenic good arsenic we’d similar to. Point distant from location against a bully side.

‘We wanted to marque definite we didn’t concede and we astir won it astatine the end.

‘They person bully players truthful you’re ne'er comfortable. You ever person to beryllium connected your toes. We did well.’

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