'Should not be here' - Dalot sends warning to United teammates
Man Utd produced a disappointing performance against Tottenham in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
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Harry Maguire decision torn apart as Man United stars hit with strong accusation
Manchester United were beaten 1-0 by Tottenham in the Europa League final on Wednesday night, and Ruben Amorim's side have now been slammed for going out with a whimper
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Alan Shearer has torn apart Manchester United's performance in the Europa League final by saying they wanted the win less than Tottenham.
The pundit and former England legend went on to lambast United's tactics, labelling their last-ditch attempts to score by using Harry Maguire as a striker "embarrassing".
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Two of the Premier Leagueâs worst sides this season produced a Europa League final lacking in any quality on Wednesday night. Spurs, decimated by injuries all season, took the lead in the 42nd minute as Luke Shaw and Andre Onanaâs errors allowed the ball to brush onto Brennan Johnson and trickle in at the near post.
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Tottenham sat deep for the remainder of the game to defend their lead, allowing Ruben Amorim's team to control possession in the second half. But United offered no imagination in their attacking play and resorted to lumping balls into the box - to no avail - as Spurs held firm to win 1-0 and end their 17-year trophy drought.
And Shearer did not mince his words after the game, when he slammed United's desperate tactics at the end and questioned their commitment to winning the game.
The former Newcastle striker said on The Rest Is Football podcast: "It was just [Spurs] bodies on the line trying to chuck themselves in front of whatever Man United were throwing at them. And they did that.
Article continues belowâMan United never did enough, they were rotten and theyâve been rotten all season. Theyâve been awful, itâs been embarrassing for them.
"Spurs deserved it, I thought. I think they wanted it more and they were up for it more than United, that was apparent to me.â
Voicing his disbelief at their reliance on Maguire to score, he added: âLet me say one thing to you, Man United were an embarrassment tonight.
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âThey chuck a 6ft 4in centre half up to centre forward in desperation in the last ten minutes of the game, lugging huge balls into the box.
âThatâs how youâre going to get out of trouble? Thatâs how they got to the final, because of Maguire going into that position.
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âMan United are not the club that they were 20 years ago, only by name. Theyâre a million miles off it both on and off the pitch. I donât know how theyâre going to get over this.â
United's only big chances came from crosses, with Leny Yoro failing to connect with a Bruno Fernandes free-kick while Rasmus Hojlund's header was cleared off the line. Fernandes himself also sent a header whizzing past the post, while Guglielmo Vicario made a last-ditch save to keep out Luke Shaw's header in added time.
As Spurs won their first European trophy since 1984 and secured their spot in next season's Champions League, United suffered their fourth defeat to Ange Postecoglou's side this season.
Article continues belowThe evening was widely seen as a new low for a club that has become a shadow of itself since Sir Alex Ferguson left. For United, there will be no European football next season, having already recorded their worst Premier League finish to date.
