This comes less than two weeks after Manchester United received a 5-0 battering at Old Trafford in a game in which Mohamed Salah netted a hat-trick. The recent loss against City saw Eric Bailly score an own goal that added to the Red Devils’ woes.
While their city rivals performed well and played effortlessly in the final third, forcing David de Gea to make a number of saves, Manchester United were unable to give City goalkeeper Ederson much work to do.
For Graeme Souness, the game was another reminder to the Red Devils about how far they were from contending for the Premier League title. Souness also noted that the side were a country mile away from being a proper team:
He added:
Other pundits were highly critical of Manchester United’s performance, with Roy Keane also lashing out at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the squad:
Souness slams Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes, says this is not professional football
Graeme Souness has also placed some of the blame for City’s first goal on Red Devils key playmaker Bruno Fernandes. According to the pundit, Fernandes should have chased down Joao Cancelo to try and stop the cross, instead of just jogging:
United next face Watford at Vicarage Road on November 20th after the international break.
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