The dearth of talented players that Manchester United displayed on Monday during an open training session stunned the supporters.
Erik ten Hag’s team engaged in a close-control rondo drill as they always do before facing Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Media representatives are permitted to watch a portion of the session prior to UEFA fixtures, although normally this is done out of sight.
Consequently, a 26-second video of Ten Hag’s team practicing a rondo drill was uploaded by Man United reporter Andy Mitten, and it has since received over 13 million views.
The video shows United’s players making careless passes and taking the ball out of play after two or three passes, shocking the crowd with their lack of skill.
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A video of a Man United training ground rondo has gone viral for the amount of missed passes
‘Our performances make sense now,’ one fan wrote.
‘Now I know why they can’t string passes together,’ another added.
A third said: ‘People are blaming Ten Hag for the results when he has players earning millions but can’t string 3 passes together.’
Other frustrated supporters claimed that their Sunday League teams have performed better in these sorts of drills than United appeared to.
‘There’s probably £5m per week salaries in that clip – and they’re worse than my old Sunday league team,’ one wrote.
’13-year-olds can play a better rondo than this and I’m not even overreacting,’ asserted another supporter.
In order to advance in the Champions League, United knows they have to defeat Bayern Munich going into Matchday 6.
Bayern, who have reacted forcefully to losses this season with 4-0 victories, is still licking their wounds from their embarrassing 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt over the weekend.
But in order for United to advance, they need to win and hope that FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray cancel each other out for a draw in Denmark.
“We can beat anyone,” Ten Hag said as he energised his Manchester United teammates for Tuesday’s crucial Champions League match against Bayern Munich.
Ten Hag is certain that United can advance despite Bayern’s 39-game winning streak dating back more than six years.
‘If we are in the right spirit, then we are able to do it and beat any opponent,’ said the United manager.
