One of Erik ten Hag’s decisions during Manchester United’s match against Barnsley has got fans talking.
On Tuesday night, United kicked off their quest for the Carabao Cup as they welcomed League One outfit Barnsley to Old Trafford.
During what was a comfortable night for the hosts, goals from Marcus Rashford, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen sealed a huge 7-0 win for Ten Hag’s men.
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With 62 minutes on the clock, Ten Hag decided to bring on captain Bruno Fernandes for new signing Manuel Ugarte despite being 5-0 up.
Reacting on social media, one fan said: “Crazy bringing Bruno on in this game.”
Another tweeted: “Why the changes? With all the injury proneness within the squad, why not spare them for the next league match? ETH is so out of touch.”
A third fan added: “Ever going to be a better chance to give Wheatley some mins? Weird decision to not bring him on and give him a proper run.”
Someone else wrote: “Why should he show sympathy.”
A fifth commented: “Why you'd risk any usual starter at 5-0 up is beyond me tbf.”
Another fan said: “Love this. We treat every game like it is the final.”
Speaking after the match, Ten Hag said: “First of all, it was a difficult start but, once we found the shape, it’s not so weird because it’s the first time this team is playing together.
“But once we found the shape and the patterns, we scored some great goals, starting with [Marcus] Rashford which was a brilliant goal but I’d also say some other goals were really good. We played with a lot of speed and we were very ruthless in front of the goal.”
He added: “The key was finding the shape and, of course, the right attitude. We were 100 per cent concentrated and we certainly played very good.
“I think it was enjoyable to watch and also the fans they liked it and appreciated it. You could feel again the good bond between the team and the fans and we gave the fans some nice goals.”
Topics: Fan Reactions, Manchester United, Football, Carabao Cup
Marcus Chan