Luke Shaw has conceded that the entire Manchester United gamers who had been on the pitch in opposition to Tottenham had been guilty for the embarrassing defeat.
Regardless of going a purpose forward early on by a Bruno Fernandes penalty, an extended line of errors and relentlessly atrocious defending noticed United conspire to lose 6-1.
Spurs managed to equalise and take the lead with simply seven minutes gone and, when Anthony Martial was despatched off following an off-the-ball incident involving Erik Lamela, issues went downhill shortly.
After Martial’s dismissal Son Heung-min and Harry Kane scored to make it 4-1 on the break earlier than two extra targets had been added within the second half.
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Shaw took accountability for the defeat on behalf of his teammates and admitted that they’re performing nowhere close to the extent they need to be for the time being.
“I feel who ever’s on the pitch, everytime you’re on the pitch, regardless of the scoreline is, the gamers on that pitch must take accountability,” he informed Sky Sports activities after the sport.
“We get given techniques earlier than the sport, obligations that gamers have to do, however I feel while you’re on the pitch the supervisor can solely give recommendation and what he thinks however we are the gamers which might be on the pitch and we have to have very excessive requirements.
“The gamers we have now right here have that high quality however I feel it hasn’t been exhibiting. We’ve to look ourselves within the mirror as people however as a workforce collectively we’re no the place close to it for the time being.”
Shaw was maybe lucky to not see purple himself after a scything sort out on Lucas Moura and he defined how a lot the end result hurts.
“I feel that lack of focus and sloppiness after which a mistake, one other mistake and much more errors that gave them possibilities and targets to come back again into the sport. The purple card did not assist however I feel even earlier than then after the primary purpose we switched off.
“It actually hurts. A membership like Manchester United should not be shedding I do not suppose, however shedding on this means and this form of method actually hurts. It is form of embarrassing as a result of I really feel we have now let lots of people down in the present day who’re watching at dwelling. We let ourselves down, we let the employees down and it actually hurts.”