‘Upset’ Patrice Evra sees Man Utd issues mounting with key element of Ten Hag strategy unravelling

Patrice Evra feels Erik ten Hag might have brought on a rift with a few of his Manchester United gamers and questioned whether or not they are going to be able to face Everton.

The Purple Devils journey to Goodison Park on Sunday night trying to bounce again after their Manchester derby mauling. Anthony Martial might have pulled a few objectives again late on however Metropolis had been a category above their rivals within the 6-3 triumph. That reverse adopted 4 straight top-flight wins for United.

The mini revival got here to a shuddering halt on the Etihad, with pundits getting caught into the gamers as soon as extra.

A report then surfaced throughout the week that the Dutch tactician is unwilling to grant new offers to among the membership’s senior stars.

He desires to see how the season performs out earlier than committing any extra of the membership’s assets to resume their contracts.

There is no such thing as a suggestion that the information is linked to the Metropolis loss. However nonetheless, former United and France defender Evra believes that a number of of the squad won’t be pleased with the supervisor’s latest criticism.

And he’s not sure how they may react towards Frank Lampard’s expenses this weekend.

He instructed Betfair (by way of MEN): “The query is, have United recovered from the derby?

“It’s at all times tough to play towards the Toffees, that is at all times a tough sport. That’s not the place I would like United to go to proper now. Sadly, I feel Everton will win.

“United upset me a lot towards Metropolis they usually introduced again some dangerous reminiscences. Is the group robust sufficient to get better that quick? I don’t know.”

Metropolis defeat sees Ten Hag belief eroding

Ten Hag has been pressured to make some robust choices since entering into the Outdated Trafford hotseat.

Relegating Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench has been the trickiest of all. The tactic gave the impression to be paying off with the quartet of top-flight victories.

Nonetheless, Evra feels the character of the derby loss and the supervisor’s determination to slate his gamers has set them again as soon as once more.

“I feel the gamers and supervisor could have misplaced a little bit of belief following the derby,” he added. “Some gamers get delicate when a supervisor calls them out after a sport, gamers prefer to blame folks.”

United up towards rejuvenated Toffees

Manchester United will arrive on Merseyside to face an Everton facet unbeaten since August 13.

Frank Lampard’s males misplaced their first two video games earlier than securing 4 straight attracts. They’ve received their final two, nevertheless, with victory over West Ham and Southampton.

The Toffees are simply two factors behind United and can leapfrog their opponents with victory this weekend.

The Blues might not be probably the most thrilling facet within the Premier League to look at, with solely seven objectives scored.

However they’re proving a troublesome nut to crack at current and will likely be filled with confidence following back-to-back wins.

Whether or not Evra’s feedback are true stays open to debate. However one other loss to a membership within the decrease reaches of the desk will solely add gasoline to the fireplace that each one will not be nicely behind the scenes.

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