{"id":294883,"date":"2023-10-30T14:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294883"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:25:04","slug":"man-united-fans-rip-erik-ten-hag-apart-for-starting-evans-over-varane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/man-united-fans-rip-erik-ten-hag-apart-for-starting-evans-over-varane\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United fans rip Erik ten Hag apart for starting Evans over Varane"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United fans rip Erik ten Hag apart for starting Jonny Evans over Raphael Varane in 3-0 Manchester derby defeat because of &#8216;tactics&#8217; as they label him a &#8216;joke&#8217; and a &#8216;fraud&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man United lost 3-0 to Man City at old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>United supporters were not impressed with Erik ten Hag&#8217;s team selection\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Manchester United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United fans have hit out at their manager Erik ten Hag after he revealed his reason for starting Jonny Evans over Raphael Varane in Sunday&#8217;s desperately disappointing Manchester derby defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils were beaten with ease by their local rivals at Old Trafford, Erling Haaland scoring twice before Phil Foden made it 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>The home side were booed off the pitch and attention quickly turned to Ten Hag&#8217;s team selection.<\/p>\n<p>Eyebrows had been raised when 35-year-old Evans was named in the starting XI alongside Harry Maguire at the back, four-time Champions League winner Varane left on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the decision, Ten Hag replied &#8216;tactics. I decided for Evans as starter and Varane benched for tactics, yes. Exactly&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/77174977-12688577-image-a-11_1698672518453.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United fans have taken to social media to criticise manager Erik ten Hag<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/77174979-12688577-image-a-12_1698672523370.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag says his decision to start Jonny Evans (left) over Raphael Varane was a tactical one\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And this response did not sit well with a number of United fans, who took to social media to express their frustration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;How can you leave Varane on the bench and play Evans and call it tactics?&#8217; wrote one as he went on to label the United boss &#8216;a joke&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You don&#8217;t say things like this when you&#8217;ve been spanked 3-0,&#8217; wrote another. &#8216;Ten Hag is on my fraud watch&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The words &#8216;fraud&#8217; and &#8216;joke&#8217; were used by many while another joked that he wanted to know what Ten Hag was smoking.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s latest defeat leaves them eighth with five wins and five losses from their opening 10 Premier League games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/77174913-12688577-image-a-7_1698672436688.jpg\" height=\"181\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/77174895-12688577-image-a-9_1698672475349.jpg\" height=\"132\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/77174897-12688577-image-a-10_1698672503351.jpg\" height=\"231\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/77174915-12688577-image-a-19_1698672764785.jpg\" height=\"337\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12688577\/Man-United-fans-rip-Erik-ten-Hag-apart-starting-Jonny-Evans-Raphael-Varane-3-0-Manchester-derby-defeat-tactics-label-joke-fraud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United fans rip Erik ten Hag apart for starting Jonny Evans over Raphael Varane in 3-0 Manchester derby defeat because of &#8216;tactics&#8217; 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