‘Leaked’ news that Manchester United were in talks to sign Marko Arnautovic failed, with Alan Shearer claiming he was evaluating fan reaction before withdrawing Says contract sums up ‘turmoil’ facing Red Devils
- Last week, it was reported that Manchester United wanted to sign the Austrian forward.
- The club withdrew after a fierce backlash from supporters over the report
- Eric ten Hag saw his reign as Man United boss got off to dreadful start
Alan Shearer has sensationally claimed to have leaked news that Manchester United were in contract negotiations with Marko Arnautovic to gauge supporter reaction.
Last week, it was revealed that the club was in talks with Bologna about the transfer of Arnautovic, and fans reacted furiously to the report on social media.
In the match of the day after United lost 4-0 away to Brentford, Shearer claimed he leaked the fact that the club were in talks with the Austrian.
Alan Shearer suggested club leaked news of meeting with Marko Arnautovic
“I’m pretty sure someone at Manchester United leaked a story that had something to do with Marko Arnautovic just to see what the reaction was.
“The reaction was so bad that I had to withdraw. I’m pretty sure it was [leaked].’
The former Newcastle forward, who famously rejected United and Sir Alex Ferguson on multiple occasions, said the whole story showed a club that is currently unsure and confused.
Shearer said the move showed the club was in complete chaos and didn’t know what they were doing.
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“I think it pretty much sums up where Manchester United are. They’re a mess,” he added.
United are at the bottom of the Premier League for the first time in 30 years, and with the transfer window coming to an end, the club is struggling to acquire new players.
Ten Hag finds himself staring down the barrel of criticism from every angle as pundits and supporters alike line up to give one of the world’s biggest clubs their two cents.
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The Dutchman became United’s first manager in over 100 years since John Chapman in 1921, losing his first two games. After the game, the former Ajax man criticized the player, saying he could have made as many changes as he wanted at half-time.
After goals from Josh DaSilva, Ben-Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Brian Mbeumo put United in a crushing defeat, Ten Hag said: ‘It’s garbage. It’s poor. It needs higher standards.’ ” he enraged.
“The good players we had could have been better,” he said. Ten Hag made three substitutions after the horror show of the first half and continued:
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“We can have a plan, but the plan has been binned. I had to put it out, but I didn’t.”
United face a trolley dash to end the transfer window with no one left on uncertain terms that the current team has not lived up to the high standards expected of a club.
United’s expedition team in southwest London revealed what they thought of the players after the game, with supporters booing the players to thank them for their courage after the loss.
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