Former Man Utd left-back Patrice Evra claims Erik ten Hag was “fooled” into thinking his players are “good” during their pre-season campaign.
The Red Devils have had a terrible start to the new Premier League season, losing both of their first two matches under Ten Hag to Brighton and Brentford.
But it was the manner of their 4-0 defeat to the Bees, just over a week ago, that has sent alarm bells ringing at Old Trafford with Man Utd desperate to get new signings in before the transfer deadline.
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Man Utd beat Liverpool – who they play on Monday night in the Premier League – 4-0 on their pre-season tour and Evra reckons their successful pre-season has given Ten Hag a false impression of his squad.
“There’s no confidence and we have got carried away with the pre-season,” Evra told Betfair.
“When the league starts things are totally different, sometimes I even prefer to have a bad pre-season, then it means you have to work hard, your legs are heavy. When you’re too sharp in pre-season and you look good, that means you’re not working hard enough.
“I always have so much respect for the players but now I think it’s time for them to take some responsibility.
“I also blame Ten Hag, he’s been fooled by all those players, the same way other managers have been fooled by them. In pre-season they looked so good, and he would have been excited to make them even better, but no.
“Psychologically they are broken. Every time they face a difficult challenge, those players won’t overcome it. It’s been like this for years and it’s the same thing, it doesn’t even hurt anymore, it’s deja vu.
“People aren’t blaming Ten Hag, but I’m sorry, he came in like, ‘I can do it’, and he can’t until those players leave. We have to rebuild everything and with those players we won’t go anywhere.”
And Evra believes Man Utd will need a “miracle” to beat Liverpool on Monday night after their horrific start to the new campaign.
“We are touching rock bottom right now, against Liverpool we will need a miracle,” Evra added.
“The only positive thing is Liverpool haven’t won a game yet, so they also don’t look ready yet. So, maybe this match can boost the players’ confidence.
“If Liverpool are arrogant, we can beat them. But if Liverpool come into this game motivated after they haven’t won any of their first two then they will…
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