Manchester United finally enjoyed their first Premier League win on Monday night, but it has still been far from a settled week for Erik ten Hag.
With the Red Devils still languishing in the bottom half of the table, club legend Dwight Yorke has now opened up on the state of affairs at United. Yorke had visited their Carrington training ground and was far from impressed with what he saw.
The former striker’s insight comes as Kevin Trapp responded to reports linking him with a move to United and Bruno Fernandes was slammed for his antics against Liverpool. Here, Mirror Football rounds up the latest Manchester United news.
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Yorke warns of “drastic changes”
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United legend Dwight Yorke has opened up on the dreadful state the club was in before Erik ten Hag’s arrival. Yorke visited the club while doing his UEFA Pro License last season and was hugely concerned with what he saw.
Ten Hag has now taken over and appears to be moving the culture at Old Trafford back in a positive direction. But Yorke still believes that huge changes are needed if they are to return to their former statuts.
“I thought the club was in a really bad place. I knew whoever came in as manager, had a really massive job on his hands. I knew the club needed to make drastic changes – the entire club needed to reset its mentality because they had lost it for a period of time,” he told Lord Ping.
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Trapp responds to links
Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp has responded to reports linking him with a move to Manchester United. The Red Devils are in the market for a new back-up to David de Gea.
They allowed Dean Henderson to join Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan deal in July. The Englishman then blasted the club in an extraordinary rant over their refusal to allow him to leave last season.
As a result, it appears that United are now searching for a new keeper to challenge De Gea for his place between the sticks. Trapp has emerged as a potential target, though the German may not be receptive to an approach.
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Fernandes blasted for Liverpool antics
Bruno Fernandes has been slammed for his time-wasting antics against Liverpool. The Portugal international, who was named United’s captain for the clash on Monday night frustrated the Reds after Mohamed Salah scored.
After Salah headed in, Fernandes immediately grabbed the ball and held onto it, refusing to hand it over. Despite being on a yellow-card, he was not booked for that incident, with Tony Cascarino now slamming the midfielder.
“Bruno Fernandes’s gamesmanship is getting out of control, and Michael Oliver’s strange reluctance to send him off against Liverpool on Monday will only encourage Fernandes to behave even worse in the future,” Cascarino said.
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