R. Ferdinand speaks on Man Utd's loss against Bayern, says they "got to come away with something" after netting three goals

Widad September 21, 2023 0

 

Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand stated that after scoring three goals at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night, Manchester United had to leave with something.

After falling to Bayern Munich 4-3 in their inaugural Champions League game of the new season, the Red Devils suffered their third straight loss in all competitions.

Leroy Sane drove the ball at the Cameroonian shot stopper, but he was unable to control it, and the ball trickled behind him and into the net, giving Erik ten Hag's team the lead after 28 minutes.. Eurosport wrote.

Four minutes later, Serge Gnabry doubled the advantage for the home team. Jamal Musiala assisted the goal by racing down the left flank.

Harry Kane's penalty didn't stop Ten Hag's team from rallying, though, as Rasmus Hojlund scored on his club debut before Casemiro, whose recent performances have drawn criticism, scored twice for the team in the dying moments of the game.

The 92nd-minute goal from Mathys Tel sealed the victory for Bayern, although Rio Ferdinand acknowledged that United should have had something to show for their three goals against Die Roten at home.

"I think at the end of the game they showed a bit of spirit, but up until that point, they're not making it hard enough for opposition to score goals," the ex-United defender stated on TNT Sports.

They are making things difficult for themselves by scoring goals too readily and giving away chances too quickly.

“You come to places like here you’ve got to concentrate, you’ve got to be hard to play against and be hard to get through and they’re not doing that at the moment.

“And when they were on top and had moments in the game they were not being clinical enough.

“They scored three goals today. You score three goals at the Allianz Arena, you’ve got to come away with something.’

Paul Scholes added: “Look when you look at the game as a whole I thought United did well in the first half, still conceded two goals and lacked a lot of concentration. I think the three goals flatter Manchester United really, I thought they were outclassed in the second half.

“Like you said Rio, there is experience in the team but I don’t think it’s being used. In Europe especially, concentration is so important. Once you concede one goal it can all of a sudden turn into two and then three.

“There’s no one who will who will turn around and say, ‘Casemiro, Eriksen stay in here, you’re not going anywhere’. Let’s just calm the game down for five or ten minutes and you still have a chance. You can see they’re capable of scoring goals but again lapses in concentration cost them dearly.”