December 24th 2023.
Erik Ten Hag had a tough afternoon on Saturday as Manchester United lost 2-0 to West Ham at the London Stadium. Jamie Carragher had no surprise about the result, and the only shock was that the Red Devils were as high as eighth in the Premier League.
The travelling side had a decent first half, but were brushed aside in the second when Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus scored for the Hammers. Carragher took issue with Ten Hag claiming his team had control of the game, saying he sounded like a manager coming to the end at a club.
"I watched the game, it was really poor from both teams," Carragher said. "When I saw the teams I didn't think for one minute that Man United would win. Lucas Paqueta was the best player on the pitch and I knew that before the game."
Carragher added that the biggest shock of Manchester United's season was how high they were in the table. "I can't believe how poor they've been and they are so far up the table," he said. "If they put two or three results together they wouldn't be far off a Champions League position."
The Liverpool legend also noted that the Red Devils were "really average" and "boring" right now, and had scored the same amount of goals as Luton this season. This is far from what you would expect from Manchester United, and Carragher had a stern warning for the club.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe recently completed a minority takeover of Manchester United, and the Supporters Trust has shared mixed feelings. It will be interesting to see how this affects the club's performance, and whether Carragher's warning will be answered.
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