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Thomas Bristow

Owen Hargreaves hits out at five Man Utd players in Sheffield United defeat

Owen Hargreaves has hit out at Manchester United 's attacking five in the Sheffield United defeat aftermath.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side were humbled at Old Trafford losing 2-1 to the Premier League's bottom side.

It was a big dent in United's title hopes as they bid to end eight years without a league trophy.

Former midfielder and Champions League winner Hargeaves watched the game and had few positives to say about the players leading United's attack.

"I can't really remember Ramsdale having to make any saves," he told Premier League Productions. "They just weren't at it today.

(BT Sport)

"Offensively or defensively. You think about Rashford, Martial, Greenwood, Pogba and Fernandes - that fabulous front five didn't really create anything.

"Defensively, they were quite vulnerable at times. Even though their form has been fabulous, Solskjaer will be disappointed they just weren't at the races today."

United's defence looked all at sea for Sheffield United's second goal and Hargeaves reckons Solskjaer will be less than pleased with what he saw.

United's attacking players struggled to break down Sheffield United. (PA)

"Solskjaer will be furious with the transition initially.

"I don't think Sheffield United wanted to attack but because the front four didn't want to come back, there was only really two blocks. The Sheffield United players thought, 'wow, there is a chance here'. They joined in slowly.

"Credit to Burke, he's not a goal scorer, he just sat in that pocket of space in between the lines. Telles and Matic swapped positions and that created a tiny bit of confusion.

"Burke is away from Telles, Pogba and Fernandes and they just react a little bit late."

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