Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer has become the latest manager to hit out at the use of plastic pitches at the top level.
The Manchester United boss has revealed he won't play Paul Pogba against AZ Alkmaar because of the surface in place at Ado Den Haag's stadium.
AZ are playing at Den Haag after the collapse of a stand at their own ground meant they couldn't host Europa League games.
And Solskjaer admits he's disappointed with the pitch and insists artificial surfaces need to be brought up to standards if they are being used in European competition.
He said: “I'm surprised they've chosen to play on this pitch when I look at it.
“I'm used to astro turf pitches from back in Norway and it's not the best I've seen.
“It's one of the worst ones I've seen for a long while. We've all got standards back home in Norway and they're all modern and new.
"It's not the newest and it seems like it's been used a lot.”
Rangers also play on an artificial pitch on Thursday against Young Boys and although Steven Gerrard admits it can't be an excuse, he wants to see them outlawed at the top.
It comes after Jose Mourinho also criticised the pitch at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.
He said: “Just ban them full stop. There are certain teams that use them for financial reasons so they can survive and cope and I totally get that.
“Some people are left with no option, I appreciate that, but when you spend the amount of money on a stadium like this, or some of the other stadiums, I don’t think you have an excuse.
“I don’t like Astroturf. I see it as a risk but I don’t want to be splashed all over the papers talking about Astroturf pitches because
it looks like an excuse.
“Win, lose or draw, the pitch won’t come into it. We will get judged on the result and the outcome. Nobody will have any pity for us so we won’t use the pitch.
“It doesn’t get mentioned in the preparation for the game, whether we are here or at Livi or Killie. It’s a game that’s 11 v 11 and that is what we will focus on.
“We will focus on Young Boys’ strengths and weaknesses and give the boys a game plan.”
