‘I swear this bloke’s on a wind-up now’, say fans as Erik ten Hag makes bold Man Utd admission after Burnley draw
FANS wonder if Erik ten Hag is “on a wind-up” after his positive spin on Manchester United’s tame 1-1 home draw with Burnley.
Red Devils‘ keeper Andre Onana blundered to concede Zeki Amdouni’s late penalty equaliser after a sharp opener from Antony.
Many observers reckon United’s display was as toothless and erratic as so often this season, leaving them 12 points adrift of the top four.
And home supporters booed the Red Devils off as they remained without back-to-back Premier League victories since February.
But under-pressure boss Ten Hag said: “From the performance, the team did very well. Burnley are playing very high, intense football.”
Fans responded with jibes like: “Comments like this will get him sacked!” and “What!!!! Intense???”
One posted: “I swear this bloke’s on a wind-up now.”
And with the Clarets second bottom, another supporter wrote: “Yeah they’re 19th with their high intense football.”
Many more fans called for Ten Hag to be axed.
United’s new technical director Jason Wilcox watched on as United toiled.
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And Red Devils’ supporters were particularly upset to see Kobbie Mainoo hauled off after 65 minutes.
The draw left United sixth, still with a goal difference of just plus-one.
Meanwhile, Clarets’ chief Vincent Kompany claims his team’s performance shows they can still stay up.
The Manchester City legend told the BBC’s Match of the Day: “We’ve earned the right to believe and hope.”
