Man Utd boss Ten Hag told ‘worst player’ needs dropping after Bournemouth loss
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Former Tottenham and Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has laid into Manchester United midfielder Sofyan Amrabat for his showing against Bournemouth. The Cherries ran out 3-0 winners on Saturday to notch their first ever victory at Old Trafford, inviting fierce criticism onto manager Erik ten Hag.
Buoyed by a full 90 minutes in Wednesday’s impressive 2-1 win over Chelsea, Amrabat was selected from the start against Bournemouth, but it didn’t take long for his afternoon to take a turn for the worse.
An early strike from Dominic Solanke set the tone, with Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi joining their team-mate on the scoresheet after the break. Dango Ouattara temporarily put the visitors a dizzying four goals up before his effort was chalked off for a handball.
Boos rang around Old Trafford at the final whistle, and Sherwood, who was on punditry duties for Sky Sports, pointed the finger at one squad member in particular.
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“Amrabat is by far their worst player,” he told Soccer Saturday. “Maybe [he started the game] because he was one of their big-money signings.”
Sherwood went on to suggest that the Moroccan should be demoted to the bench and replaced by youngster Kobbie Mainoo, who has impressed when given first-team chances in recent weeks. “The kid deserves to play,” he continued. “It will be interesting to find out why [Ten Hag] is not playing him.”
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Mainoo, 18, could be thrown in at the deep end as United struggle for consistency, with tricky ties against Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Aston Villa all scheduled to take place before Boxing Day.
Bayern’s trip to Old Trafford on Tuesday will see the Red Devils dumped out of the Champions League before the knockout stages, unless United win and the other match in Group A, between Galatasaray and Copenhagen, ends in a draw.
It remains to be seen whether Ten Hag takes Sherwood’s advice and relegates Amrabat to the substitutes’ bench. The 27-year-old was signed from Fiorentina late in the summer on an expensive season-long loan deal with an option to buy.
Born in the Netherlands and earning his stripes in Dutch football, Amrabat shone at the World Cup with Morocco last year, and Ten Hag is believed to have pushed for his arrival personally.
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