- Alan Shearer has questioned the attitude of Manchester United's core players
- Erik ten Hag's team suffered a weak 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United on Saturday
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Alan Shearer has questioned the attitude of Manchester United's players after the 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United.
Anthony Gordon scored the only goal of the match in the 55th minute as the hosts held on for a crucial win over Erik ten Hag's Man United despite losing goalkeeper Nick Pope to injury.
Speaking on BBC Match of the Day, Shearer said the Red Devils lacked 'characters' to lead their team through tough times and questioned the attitude in Ten Hag's camp.
Shearer said: “They (Newcastle) absolutely abused Man United on a massive scale. (Kieran) Trippier and (Tino) Livramento were sensational against (Aaron) Wan-Bissaka and (Diogo) Dalot.
“In defence, they didn't get any help from (Alejandro) Garnacho and (Marcus) Rashford.
Alan Shearer has questioned the attitude of Man United's players after the defeat to Newcastle
Shearer said the visitors did not have the characters needed to get Man United through a difficult time
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“Rashford didn't look at it at all, didn't seem interested. It happened so often. Newcastle created so many chances and they should have scored a lot of goals.
'For me there are too many bad eggs in that Man United team. Too many bad attitudes.
“It's okay if you're doing well, you can put your feet on the ball, play and lift your head if it's all nice and rosy.
“If you don't succeed, if you're a little tired and have to roll up your sleeves, there aren't enough characters on that team.”
Manchester United's attitude problems spread to all parts of the park, with Ten Hag angry at Anthony Martial for failing to get back before taking the striker off.
Sheared claimed Marcus Rashford 'didn't seem interested' during Man United's defeat
Anthony Martial's performance was criticized after the striker failed to make a comeback
Erik ten Hag's team is struggling with form and there are three crucial home games scheduled
On TNT Sports, Jermaine Jenas suggested that some players used their body language to send a message to the Dutchman.
“Personally, I thought there were signs tonight that there were a few players ahead of me who weren't happy with the tactics that were given to them, or weren't happy with their position on the pitch,” the TNT sports expert said. said.
“The body language of a team can say a lot and there were a few that sent a message to the manager.”
Manchester United's next appearance is a home match against Chelsea on Wednesday evening, the first of three consecutive matches at Old Trafford, culminating in a crucial Champions League match against Bayern Munich.