Reaction As Manchester United Suffer Harrowing 6-1 Defeat To Spurs!
Reaction As Manchester United Suffer Harrowing 6-1 Defeat To Spurs! In a day that will never be forgotten in Premier League history, Manchester United suffered a stunning 6-1 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspurs. Jose Mourinho enjoyed his return to Old Trafford, as his troops trounced 10-man Manchester United.
Naturally, there was severe scrutiny in the aftermath of the defeat. The manager, current and ex-players all had their say after the loss. We look at the reaction as Manchester United suffer harrowing 6-1 defeat to Spurs!
Luke Shaw: “We start well, we get the penalty, we go 1-0 up, that lack of concentration, that sloppiness, then the mistake, another mistake then more mistakes that gave them chances and goals to come back into the game,” the left back said.
“The red card didn’t help but even before then after the first goal we switched off and it really hurts.
A club like Manchester United shouldn’t be losing, but losing in this way, in this sort of manner it really hurts and it is kind of embarrassing because I feel like we have let a lot of people down today who were watching at home.
“We let ourselves down, we let the staff down and it really hurts.”
There was no passing the buck from Shaw as the manner of the loss sunk in.
“Whoever is on the pitch, whenever you are on the pitch, whatever the score line is, the players on the pitch have to take responsibility,”
Luke said.
“They are the ones, we maybe get given tactics before the game and responsibilities that players need to do, but when you are on the pitch the manager can only give you advice.
“We are the players on the pitch and we need to have very high standards. The players we have quality but it hasn’t been showing. We need to look at ourselves in the mirror as individuals but as a team collectively we are nowhere near it at the moment.”
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