Martin Keown highlighted a problem that means Ruben Amorim could have already misplaced the Man United dressing room.
Tottenham clinched back-to-back Premier League victories with a hard-fought 1-0 conquer a beleaguered Manchester United on Sunday.
4
4
They endured an early onslaught of alternatives, with the returning Guglielmo Vicario executing a exceptional double save to thwart each Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho.
James Maddison then scored the essential purpose simply minutes later, ending the rebound after Lucas Bergvall’s effort was parried by Andre Onana.
The hosts climbed to twelfth within the desk with 30 factors, leapfrogging United, who languish only one level and three locations beneath them.
It was a disastrous afternoon for United, and Martin Keown joined Jim White and Simon Jordan on talkSPORT Breakfast the place they dissected their struggles.
When requested if Amorim has misplaced the dressing room, Keown mentioned: “I don’t assume they’re tuned in and consider all the pieces. There should be a problem.
“I appeared on the sport the place he took [Joshua] Zirkzee off after 33 minutes and thought that it was the supervisor’s fault.
“I don’t assume they wanted two strikers (in opposition to Spurs); they wanted an additional midfielder.”
Jim White then probed Keown if the fixture had the aroma of a mid-table conflict.
4
Keown replied: “Sure, I’m actually involved about Man United.
“This once-great membership, take a look at Amorim’s report since he’s been there, which is 14 Premier League video games, 4 wins, and eight losses.
“Whereas take a look at Everton, in the identical period of time for David Moyes, a former United supervisor, are getting outcomes. You might argue his gamers perhaps aren’t fairly nearly as good, however this once-great membership is now falling from a terrific top.
“The panic button is near being pressed. You may’t preserve performing as they did yesterday.
“The ways are flawed; we’ve been saying it for weeks now. The midfield, Casemiro sitting on his personal, Spurs exploiting that with two gamers in these pockets. James Maddison ran the present. Fernandes was a boy misplaced on the pitch.
“Are you genuinely involved for them now?” White requested.
“Will we wish to see United exit of the highest flight? Will we benefit from the rivalry they create within the Premier League?” Keown instructed.
White responded: “Is it going to return to that? Exiting the highest flight?”
Keown mentioned: “They’re trying over their shoulder.
“They’ve acquired 9 substitutes; eight of them are children. They’re not children of former years both; it’s not like Ryan Giggs and Phil Neville.
“There’s an enormous downside and the supervisor would not appear to know.”
The strain on Amorim exhibits no indicators of relenting, with eight losses in 12 video games, a report solely barely superior to Leicester and Southampton, who at present reside within the relegation zone.
Regardless of sitting 12 factors away from the underside three, it stays a precarious place for such a prestigious membership to be in.
Subsequent up is a visit to face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday lunchtime – a conflict that’s stay on talkSPORT.
4
