Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag slammed for ‘lack of inspiration’ after dire display against Newcastle brings up sorry week for Red Devils

The Red Devils succumbed to yet another defeat as Anthony Gordon's solitary goal helped Newcastle United clinch crucial three points in the Premier League on Saturday.

Football pundit and former Aston Villa star Gray slammed United boss Ten Hag after the loss as he claimed that the Dutch manager's "demeanour" does not "inspire" him at all.

Speaking on beIN Sports after the match, Gray said, "I look at that as a Manchester United manager and does it give me any inspiration? No. Not at all. Nothing about his demeanour screams, 'I want to do it for you'. Doesn't inspire me.

"It's not just I don't know what they are now. There has been a complication of things like when they bought Wout Weghorst, nothing extraordinary. They were supposed to be the best pressing side in the country, 'that's what we are going to do'. He is the pressing monster, he is going to start the press, going to be on the front foot. I haven't seen anything like that. This year, we are told they are counter-attacking side. They are going to beat teams in transition. I haven't seen much of that either."

Ten Hag's side have won just twice in their last five outings across all competition and currently find themselves seventh in the league table, nine points behind league leaders Arsenal. They could further drop to the eighth position if Brighton beat Chelsea on Sunday.

Starting December 6, the Red Devils are set to play six matches across all competitions until the end of this month. They have some crucial fixtures against teams like Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the Champions League.