‘Criminal actually’: Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes drop staggering verdicts on Manchester United’s Champions League exit

It’s one other European soccer season and Manchester United have been as soon as once more left disenchanted as they didn’t qualify for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League knockouts. The Premier League facet crashed to a 0-1 defeat towards Bayern Munich, ending backside of Group A with solely 4 factors in six matches (one win, one draw and 4 defeats).

United have misplaced 12 of their opening 24 matches of this season, and have additionally ended their League Cup defence. In the Premier League, they’re at the moment sixth within the standings, placing additional doubt on Erik ten Hag’s future as supervisor. Kingsley Coman scored the winner within the 71st-minute for Bayern, who completed on prime of Group A. It was a relatively one-sided encounter as United didn’t dominate in all departments.

Speaking on TNT Sports after the match, United legend Rio Ferdinand criticised the membership and lashed out at their European document. “Very disappointing, to say the least. When that group came out, you would have expected Man Utd to go through. To score three goals in each of their away games and come away with the points that they did is criminal really.”

“When you score that many goals in the group stage – scored 12 and conceded 15 – there lies your problem. It’s kamikaze football, basketball football. You attack, we attack, and see who comes out on top. You get what you deserve. If you’re not clinical, you can’t close matches out, you don’t deserve to progress to the knockout stages,” he additional added.