Club legend Rio Ferdinand had a right old go at Manchester United and the players after the 2-1 defeat to Sevilla in the Champions League. We came into the second leg poised to qualify for the quarterfinals of the competition, thanks to a 0-0 draw in the first leg but it was the away side that did all the damage in the second leg.
Wissam Ben Yedder scored a brace late in the game and a Romelu Lukaku goal was not enough to save our blushes in the Champions League.
Ferdinand, who had also taken part in some glorious Champions League games, tore into the side as he shared his views on Twitter.
If you don’t turn up with the right attitude and don’t apply yourself then you will get beat – don’t care what you have done or how good you have been before @ChampionsLeague
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) March 13, 2018
Rio also had a pop at the players for being too slow in the attack and even criticised the team’s setup.
The way @ManUtd set up at Old Trafford today to counter attack this @SevillaFC_ENG team (weakest Sevilla team for years btw) was baffling. But also the players are the ones who set the tempo too, far too slow & cautious in possession & so passive without it 🙈
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) March 13, 2018
@ManUtd forward line should be scary to play against….the team ain’t set up at times to get the best out of them. Lukaku often isolated, wide men defending deep, team sits deep….in glimpses they scare
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) March 13, 2018
There were high hopes for a good Champions League run after making it out of the group stage but we were not up to the task and the loss to Sevilla will certainly be seen as one of Mourinho’s biggest failures at the club.
We can only win the FA Cup now and with the Premier League gone out of reach, this season can be seen as a bit of a regression compared to the last campaign. Hopefully, this will be a lesson for Mourinho and the team and we can perform better in the competition next season.