Last night, Manchester United didn’t lose 7-0 like against Liverpool or 4-0 like Brentford, but the fans felt like it. In two games against Seville, a team which is 13th at the table and was fighting relegation just a few weeks ago, the Red Devils played 2-2 and lost 3-0, and almost all goals were their own fault. For a team which is in contention for the Champions League spot in England, is in the semi-finals of the FA Cup and already won Carabao Cup, to concede goals like in amateur football is an embarrassment. The fans are furious, the coach is furious, and the former players are furious.No Premier League player has made more errors leading to a goal across all competitions than David De Gea since the start of last season (5). 😬#UEL pic.twitter.com/4g3ld0CKW4— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) April 20, 2023 After two goals at Old Trafford, Harry Maguire is guilty of another one, the first goal of the match. And so far their best player, goalie David De Gea, finally cracked and was guilty of providing an ill-advised pass to Maguire for the first, and then totally guilty for the second goal of the match. After the game, coach Erik ten Hag choose to criticize the whole group, since the overall performance was not good at all.“We have to face that we let ourselves down and we let the fans down. If you want to win trophies, if you want to be successful, you need character. We have to be better. It’s not about playing skills. It’s about character, to be composed, to have desire and passion. Sevilla had more willingness to win, and that can’t be. I think it’s unacceptable. We lost the battles. Sevilla had more passion, more desire, more willingness, and that’s difficult to win games. The players have to perform. I believe in them and trust them, but they have to show it and they were not good enough. We have shown on so many occasions good things but tonight we weren’t ready for the game. At this level, playing for Manchester United, you have to be ready for every game. This was a great opportunity, a great occasion, to win something and we gave it away. We have to blame ourselves. It’s gone, we can’t change it” said Ten Hag.UEL: Sevilla’s killer duo – En Nesyri and Maguire! United are out of the competitionFormer United midfielder Paul Scholes also questioned the desire and aggression needed in such games. He also singled out De Gea and his mistakes.“When you come to these places you expect to take examples from your most experienced players. Right from the very first minute de Gea kicks the ball out and then it went downhill from there. You must question the goalkeeper. David de Gea has been a fantastic goalkeeper, but he is not a fantastic footballer. We saw the pass he played into Harry Maguire. Look, it’s not a bad pass and I know that Harry Maguire wanted it, but you have to read the situation, read what’s going on in the stadium and it is not a place to do it. At Manchester City, Pep Guardiola would probably say “Go on, hit it up high. I think he was making the whole team nervous! It’s a question of: does he fit Erik ten Hag’s philosophy? Over the two games the own goals gave it away. It has been an absolute disgrace of a quarter final. United were outfought. Outplayed. They were sloppy on the ball. They lacked aggression” said Scholes to BT Sport.##NAJAVA_MECA_7198400##
