Michael Owen has criticized three Manchester United players for sleeping during their defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
James Maddison’s goal in the first half was enough for another defeat which further highlighted the Red Devils’ terrible Premier League form under Ruben Amorim.
After Tottenham player Lucas Bergvall struck a powerful shot from close range which Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana parried back into play, Maddison responded brilliantly to the loose ball.
According to Football 365, Owen, a former United and Liverpool striker, was not impressed by Harry Maguire, Noussair Mazraoui, or Matthijs De Ligt. He insisted that one of them should have been there to pick up the pieces.
Owen said on Premier League Productions: “What frustrates me more than anything about the Manchester United team is that those centre-halves do nothing during the game.
“They hardly pick up any players at all, yet when you ask them to do one job – stop the guy who’s shooting – they’re sleeping at that as well.
“We’ve seen so many clips in the first half when there’s nobody to pick up, there’s three of them literally doing nothing. They won’t push in, they won’t go and mark anybody, they just sit there.
“The midfield for Manchester United has to be the hardest place to play in the Premier League and the defence should be the easiest because they literally mark no one, ever.
“They sit there doing nothing and everyone else is outnumbered all over the pitch.”
With just 13 games remaining in the season, Man Utd’s most recent loss puts them in 15th place, with Sunday’s opponents, Tottenham, leaping ahead of them in the standings.
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