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Man Utd news: Rio Ferdinand tears into Jose Mourinho’s side during Juventus clash
MANCHESTER UNITED legend Rio Ferdinand was not happy with the first-half performance of his former side against Juventus tonight.
United went into the game at Old Trafford off the back of a 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Saturday, where they came from a goal down to take a point.
And when Paulo Dybala opened the scoring for Juventus tonight, it made it three games in a row United had conceded first in all competitions.
Ferdinand was not happy with the lack of intensity shown by Jose Mourinho’s side in a home match.
And he could not understand why United’s forwards were not trying to test the Juventus backline more.
I feel sorry for people on the ball because there’s no options, there’s no cohesion, there’s no idea of where they’re going to play
“No (it’s not good),” Ferdinand said at half time on BT Sport.
“It’s very similar to the last two games in terms of going a goal behind, they haven’t come out of the blocks at all.
“We asked for a fast start, which you would expect at a home game here under the lights in the Champions League, and they’ve done everything but that.
“It’s been a very conservative, very lethargic first half from this Manchester United team.
“The experience and the shape of this Juventus team have caused Manchester United endless amounts of problems.
“There’s no options on the ball, every time someone’s on the ball.
“I feel sorry for people on the ball because there’s no options, there’s no cohesion, there’s no idea of where they’re going to play.
“An aimless ball out of the back there into no-mans land.
“That’s what it’s been like the whole first half and you see the difference here with Juventus.
“They give the ball away, whose up against it to win it first? That’s the left-back, in the Manchester United final third.
“And when they get the ball, where’s the pressure?
“You’ve got quick, versatile, strong aggressive players up front.
“Get up against this ageing back four. Get up against the two centre-halves and make them play under pressure. We haven’t done that at all.”