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Merson slams Ten Hag’s decision to play Weghorst as a No 10 in 7-0 loss vs Liverpool

Pundit Paul Merson has insisted Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag (right) 'got it tactically wrong' with Wout Weghorst (centre) in their 7-0 defeat against Liverpool on Sunday

‘How is the manager getting away with that?’: Paul Merson slams Erik ten Hag’s decision to play striker Wout Weghorst as a No 10… as he claims the Man United boss ‘got it tactically wrong’ in the 7-0 mauling against Liverpool

Paul Merson has insisted Erik ten Hag ‘got it tactically wrong’ with Wout Weghorst in their 7-0 humiliation against Liverpool.

Ten Hag’s Manchester United side were thrashed by their bitter rivals at Anfield on Sunday after doubles from Mo Salah, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo and a Roberto Firmino strike.

The Dutchman has generally played striker Weghorst as an attacking midfielder since signing him on a six-month loan in January to cover the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo. 

But pundit Paul Merson slammed the decision to put Weghorst, 30, in the No 10 position and Marcus Rashford up front rather than put Rashford on the left opposite Reds defender Trent Alexander-Arnold. 

He said: ‘The manager, for me, has been getting away with it. Yes, he’s done great in a way. But Wout Weghorst as a No 10, I’m not having that. How is he a No 10? How is the manager getting away with that?

Pundit Paul Merson has insisted Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag (right) ‘got it tactically wrong’ with Wout Weghorst (centre) in their 7-0 defeat against Liverpool on Sunday

Dutch striker Weghorst has generally played as a No 10 since joining on loan back in January

Dutch striker Weghorst has generally played as a No 10 since joining on loan back in January

And former Arsenal star Merson slammed Ten Hag not putting Marcus Rashford on the left

And former Arsenal star Merson slammed Ten Hag not putting Marcus Rashford on the left

‘It’s Manchester United Football Club and you’ve got Weghorst as a 10 – he can’t turn and run, he can’t pass through the eye of a needle. 

‘What is he thinking? I’m not blaming Ten Hag because they lost, but why play Marcus Rashford against (star centre back) Virgil van Dijk? He plays out wide every week.

‘You’ve got Liverpool’s weakest defender in Trent Alexander-Arnold having a free ride. Trent wouldn’t have believed his luck.

‘Man Utd got it tactically wrong. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the set-up of the team – there is only one manager who could have got away with that and that is Ten Hag.’

Rashford, who often played on the left wing before Weghorst’s arrival, now usually plays as a striker.

Summer signing Antony typically plays on the right,…

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