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Arsene Wenger criticises two Man Utd players for revealing teammates during the thrashing by Man City.
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The former Arsenal manager made this known during his interview on beIN Sports
In his harsh critique of Manchester United’s first-half performance in their lopsided 6-3 loss to Manchester City on Sunday, Arsene Wenger singled out two players in particular.
Despite the fact that the visitors also scored three goals, United conceded four goals in the first half before Phil Foden and Erling Haaland each completed their hat tricks.
Wenger believed the game was won on the flanks and criticized Antony and Jadon Sancho for not doing more to support their full-backs, frequently leaving them exposed. City was well-deserving of its lead at the half.
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The former Arsenal manager said on beIN Sports,: ‘
What is for me unbelievable in the first half is that Man United has defended so badly on the flanks,’
‘From the first minute on Diogo Dalot got a yellow card and Sancho and Antony did not contribute defensively. ‘They were, in the whole half, flooded on the flanks and they were always in trouble. After that, when they had the ball, I felt they were obsessed by respecting too much the game plan.
‘They wanted always to go too quickly forward and lost so many balls and didn’t have enough possession. ‘They didn’t play for possession, they wanted just to get on the counter-attack.’
However, Wenger was keen to point out that Raphael Varane – United’s tallest defender – was not on the pitch when Haaland scored City’s second goal, which opened the floodgates.
The France international picked up an injury after appearing to twist his ankle and was not allowed back on the pitch before the home team took their corner, leaving Christian Eriksen trying to mark Haaland.
Wenger explained: