McAvennie names six stars ‘not good enough’ for Man United as Erik ten Hag fumes
Frank McAvennie has claimed Harry Maguire, David de Gea, Scott McTominay, Fred, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are “not good enough” for Man United.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-West Ham striker suggested Cristiano Ronaldo will be regretting re-signing for the club given the current squad’s ability.
The Red Devils lost 4-0 to Brentford on Saturday (13 August) following a 2-1 defeat to Brighton in their opening Premier League game (3 August).
Speaking to beIN Sports after the defeat (13 August), Erik ten Hag said his side’s performance was “rubbish”.
The Red Devils’ boss added that his side need to have “higher standards”.
McAvennie claimed the players “don’t care” about playing for the club.
“Maguire is the club captain and I don’t see him fired up and screaming at people. The keeper made two howlers [at the weekend] and nobody shouted at him. The players aren’t good enough.
“[Scott] McTominay, Fred, [Anthony] Martial, [Marcus] Rashford, they’re not good enough for Man United. How many chances are they going to get? It’s a strange one.
“The board have given fortunes to the club, they’ve paid a lot of money for players. They bought Ronaldo. I don’t care what people say about him, he’s a winner. He’s playing in amongst people that don’t want to play for the jersey, they’re just taking a living out of playing for Man United.
“You’ve got to give everything when you’re playing for any team, but especially Man United who are one of the biggest clubs in the world. These players don’t seem to care and that’s a bad thing for Man United. They’ve got to sort Ronaldo out, he doesn’t want to be there. He’s made a bad decision that’s for sure.“
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