Manchester Evening News sums up the mood of Man United fans with its SCATHING player ratings

Three Manchester United players received a score of zero in the Manchester Evening News‘ scathing player ratings following the team’s disastrous 4-0 defeat to Brentford. 

Following a nightmare opening 45 minutes in west London, the Red Devils found themselves four goals down away from home for the first time ever in the Premier League.  

It is the first time since 1992 that United have started the season with back-to-back defeats and they currently sit bottom of the table. 

The Manchester Evening News gave all of Erik ten Hag’s team a score of zero in their half-time player ratings, and the grades didn’t get much better by full-time.  

Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw and Fred – who were all substituted at the break – unsurprisingly stayed on zero. 

Describing Shaw in particular, the MEN said the left-backs attempts at defending were ‘a disgrace’.  

David De Gea, who admitted after the game that he was responsible for the defeat after a string of errors, was graded a one – the same as Harry Maguire, Christian Eriksen, Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. 

The publication wrote that captain Maguire had ‘no leadership and no clue’, while Rashford ‘looks shot’ mentally. 

Wantaway forward Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest graded starting player with three, while substitutes Tyrell Malacia and Raphael Varane got the highest scores of the day with five. 

Ten Hag, who is the first Manchester United manager since 1921 to lose his first two league matches, was scored a two as he is ‘managing as though he is still at Ajax’.