Erik ten Hag decision slammed as pundit sends 'regressed' message to Man Utd chiefs

Manchester United are picking up the pieces following their Manchester derby defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag's men lost 3-0 against the champions, and they once again looked a long way off against their visitors.

United now turn their attention to the Carabao Cup as they look to retain the trophy, and they face a tough test on Wednesday night, hosting Newcastle United - the team they played in last season's final. Ahead of that one, we have rounded up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Old Trafford.

Keown criticism

Martin Keown has questioned Ten Hag's management of Sofyan Amrabat. The Moroccan was substituted at half-time during the Manchester derby.

Keown told TalkSPORT: “You look at the manager and he said, ‘okay our midfield is not quite strong enough to get Amrabat in’. So you get Amrabat in to manage the midfield and he’s the Rodri of their team."

“What does Ten Hag do? He takes him off at half-time. What is he thinking, the manager? Can you explain that to me? When we ask him questions after the game, can you ask him about the tactics because the answers are coming from shaped questions, whereas I want to know about his opinion. Don’t ask him a question, tell him to analyse his team because it’s not very good and I think that he’s kidding himself.”

Savage's Ten Hag timeline

Robbie Savage believes Ten Hag should get until Christmas to save his job amid mounting pressure. Though, reports have claimed the Dutchman still has backing from the board.

“I went on record in saying that Erik ten Hag had done one of the best jobs in the world to get Manchester United to the top four in the Premier League and two cup finals, but there’s no getting away from the fact that this season they have regressed,” Savage told Planet Sport Bet.

“The recruitment is very confusing. They let David De Gea go and brought in Andre Onana for a big fee, they needed a centre-half and brought in 35-year-old Jonny Evans. They got [Sergio] Reguillon from Spurs to cover at left back yet they play a right-footed centre-half [Victor Lindelof] in that position against City.

“Then you look at the likes of Mason Mount who was brought in for over £60million and isn’t in the starting 11, so you have to question the recruitment process and how decisions are being made. Add to that the fact that there have to be big question marks over Bruno Fernandes as captain. Is he a proper leader who is setting an example? I’m not sure.”