‘Clutching at straws’: Jamie Carragher raises concerns over Erik ten Hag’s verdict prior to the Liverpool trip

This weekend, Liverpool will host Manchester United. When expressing his opinions about Erik ten Hag’s post-match analysis of the Bayern loss, Jamie Carragher did not hold back.

Erik ten Hag’s defence of Manchester United’s dismal performance was sharply criticised by former Liverpool defender and current sports broadcaster Jamie Carragher as United’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League came to an end on Tuesday night. Ten Hag’s remarks, according to Carragher, were a last-ditch effort to draw some hope from an otherwise hopeless circumstance.

Manchester United lost to Bayern Munich at Old Trafford without much of a fight, and this weekend they will take on Liverpool in the Premier League. Kingsley Coman’s goal was the only one that could save United from elimination from the Champions League, and the defeat was the final straw for the team.

United was unable to muster a victory even though Bayern Munich was already guaranteed a spot in the round of 16 and didn’t put in much effort during the match. Its performance was so poor that it gave Bayern’s goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, very little of a challenge during the game. Due to the outcome, it was dropped to the bottom of its group and would not even be eligible to play in the Europa League after Christmas.

Key attacking players including Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Mason Mount, Christian Eriksen, and Jadon Sancho were absent, which undoubtedly contributed to United’s lacklustre performance, which saw just one shot on goal. The manager of Bayern, Thomas Tuchel, identified United’s shortcomings and blamed the team’s loss on a lack of “quality and personality” in key positions and among the substitutes. Nevertheless, Ten Hag maintained that United played admirably and wasn’t deserving of the loss:

Ten Hag remarked, “The performance was excellent again, and we didn’t deserve to lose.” Carragher, along with many others, had a different perspective on the matter.

The pundit thought Ten Hag was only attempting to contain the situation in before of the next Premier League game against Liverpool. Carragher asserted on CBS Sports that Ten Hag was trying to turn the defeat into a win since it wasn’t as severe as it could have been. He implied that Ten Hag was attempting to instill confidence in his team before of their match at Anfield by leveraging the close loss to one of the best clubs in Europe.

“He’s trying to take something from it to then get to Sunday,” Carragher continued, “because you lose 3-0 to Bournemouth, you’re now playing one of the giants of European football and you only lose 1-0.” “I think that’s just a manager trying to clutch at straws,” he said in closing.

According to Liverpool.com, Carragher’s position is difficult to dispute. If anything, Ten Hag’s belief that his squad performed well in that instance would make Manchester United supporters even more anxious.

Having stated that, it goes without saying that the manager must control the environment in the locker room before the Liverpool match. The Reds won’t take anything for granted, and perhaps the most deadly animal is one that is injured.

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