‘I’m not having that’ – Manchester United boss slammed for playing player out of position against Liverpool

Paul Merson has slammed Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag for playing Wout Weghorst out of position in the 7-0 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday.

“The manager, for me, has been getting away with it,” Merson wrote for Sky Sports as he analysed the game.

“Yes, he’s done great in a way. But Wout Weghorst as a No 10, I’m not having that. How is he a No 10? How is the manager getting away with that?

“It’s Manchester United Football Club and you’ve got Weghorst as a 10 – he can’t turn and run, he can’t pass through the eye of a needle. What is the thinking?

“I’m not blaming Ten Hag because they lost, but why play Marcus Rashford against Virgil van Dijk? He plays out wide every week.

“You’ve got Liverpool’s weakest defender in Trent Alexander-Arnold having a free ride. Trent wouldn’t have believed his luck.

“Man Utd got it tactically wrong. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the set-up of the team – there is only one manager who could have got away with that and that is Ten Hag.”