Man Utd defender Diogo Dalot was picked out for his “criminal” defending as the Red Devils lost 3-0 to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday. Sunday’s Old Trafford encounter was a chance for these top-four hopefuls to kickstart campaigns that had begun in similarly topsy-turvy fashion. But a month that started for Man Utd with a 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool ended in another Old Trafford loss by the same scoreline as Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke struck for Spurs.
Skipper Bruno Fernandes’ sending off for a challenge on James Maddison at the end of a one-sided first half compounded matters, ruling him out of next weekend’s trip to Aston Villa and two further matches. Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount also went off injured on a nightmare afternoon for Ten Hag, who is under the spotlight as Man Utd head to Porto and Villa Park before the international break. And former Man Utd defender Danny Simpson insists Dalot showed “criminal” defending for Johnson’s opening goal at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Simpson said on MUTV: “I see the cross coming, and for Brennan Johnson to have that much space at the back post, I think it’s criminal. I think that’s Dalot’s position, I’m not sure whether he was inverted from midfield or at full back, and he needs to recover.” Simpson added: “After two or three minutes, its obviously a disaster.
I think the goal from start to finish was really poor. “We’ve got to be better at closing the space and .
