Rio Ferdinand has immediately reacted to Manchester United against Everton in the Premier League, and Ruben Amorim agreed the Red Devils had a lack of urgency.
United lost 1-0 against the Toffees on Monday evening, with quite a woeful performance under Ruben Amorim.
United players were poor against an inspired 10 men of Everton, following a freak incident involving Idrissa Gueye, who was dismissed for slapping his teammate Michael Keane.
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This was a tough one to swallow for Manchester United supporters, including club legend Rio Ferdinand, who immediately reacted on X to the loss.
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The former Manchester United defender took to social media to call the result “painful” and claim the Red Devils had “no urgency” on the night.
He said: “Painful watch this. No urgency – very familiar performance we’ve seen a lot over the years at Old Trafford!”
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It’s hard to disagree with Ferdinand. United got a lot wrong against Everton, and despite some bad performances, a lot of the blame also has to lie with Amorim.
The United boss agreed with Ferdinand post-match that there was a lack of “intensity”, which was a major catalyst in the loss materialising.
He told BBC Sport: “They were the better team with 11 players and 10. I felt we were not there with the same intensity. They deserved the win.
“The other team helped us with the sending off. We need to do [more] in every moment. If they have 10 let’s push them to the final third. We need to do more.”
Does it feel like a step back? “Yes. Especially in the way we played the game. Forget the result. The result is really bad but I was more concerned by the feeling I had during the game.
“Everyone should play better today.”
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It was a chance to go into the top five, and they blew it against ten men. It may have very well been their worst performance in the Premier League this season.
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Former Red Devils boss David Moyes secured his first-ever win against Manchester United with the hard-earned victory – and it’s safe to say he deserved all three points.
He told Sky Sports after the victory: “I’ve tried coming here with 11 men and not get over the line. It was an important one for us. We brought brilliant support here.
“For 80 minutes we were on the back foot. We did some really good stuff in the opening part of the game. We were nice and fluid. To get over the line took a big job.”
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United now face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park next weekend, in what will be a seriously tough outing for the Red Devils.