The Manchester United players were dejected after an abject performance against Bournemouth (Picture: Getty Images)

Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves labelled the 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday ’embarrassing’ and said the whole season has been similar.

Dominic Solanke gave the Cherries an early lead at Old Trafford, with Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi scoring in the second half to complete an incredible victory for the away side.

The Red Devils may have dominated possession but it was hardly a smash and grab from Bournemouth, who could have won by more.

Hargreaves felt the reaction of the fans at Old Trafford said it all, but pointed out that it was notan isolated incident, with seven defeats in 16 Premier League games representative of an ’embarrassing’ campaign so far.
‘Listen to the boos, look at all the open seats,’ Hargreaves told Premier League Productions.

‘The fans have spoken. The performance was embarrassing and it has been like that all season.

‘You have to praise a team [Bournemouth] that plays the right way with good attacking players. They deserve the praise. They played exceptionally today.’

Erik ten Hag is under huge pressure going into a Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich (Picture: Getty Images)

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