Manchester United didn’t beat Brighton and Hove Albion throughout their first Premier League match of the brand new 2022-23 season on Sunday afternoon.
Except Cristiano Ronaldo, who’s wanting full health, the Purple Devils, now managed by new boss Erik ten Hag, named a powerful beginning 11 to face the Seagulls however fell to an abysmal 2-1 residence defeat.
A primary half brace from Pascal Gross set the tone for the afternoon, and though the Reds pulled a scruffy aim again within the second half, it wasn’t sufficient to forestall Graham Potter’s aspect from taking all three factors away from Outdated Trafford.
Reacting to the shock defeat, which might now see ten Hag come beneath some early stress, super-agent and CaughtOffside columnist Rob Segal has given his ideas.
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“Erik ten Hag’s physique language on Sunday appeared like a rabbit caught in headlights,” Segal stated in an unique interview.
“As for this rebuild, for all of the managers which can be on the market, if Man United are going to stick with ten Hag, it makes you surprise if, throughout occasions of dramatic change, they’d have been higher off going with a confirmed pair of secure arms.”
Happening to focus on what number of of ten Hag’s former gamers United have tried to signal because of the Dutchman’s earlier reference to the Eredivisie champions, Segal believes the relentless hyperlinks show Man United are responsible of not planning for the longer term.
“The factor that basically bothers me with ten Hag is how he retains going again to have a look at gamers from his previous membership Ajax,” the super-agent added.
“After all managers like former gamers, however to be linked with just about all of Ajax’s first-team squad is simply an excessive amount of and exhibits an actual lack of planning.”
