Erik ten Hag is under fire from his own Manchester United players (Getty)

Manchester United players have reportedly privately questioned Erik ten Hag’s tactical decisions following Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.

United suffered another defeat in the Manchester derby as two goals from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden’s late strike from close range sealed a deserved win for Pep Guardiola’s side at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag has come under fire following United’s inconsistent start to the season. The Dutchman has been accused of failing to take the team further than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did during his time as coach.

According to The Sun, United’s players now have doubts about Ten Hag’s abilities after being ‘baffled’ by two of the Dutchman’s key selection decisions against City.

According to the report, United’s players questioned why Victor Lindelof started at left-back instead of Sergio Reguilon, while the decision to start Bruno Fernandes at wide was also scrutinized.

Manchester United players wondered why Victor Lindelof started at left back against Man City (Shutterstock)

In a separate report from The Sun, Ten Hag is said to be angry about his team’s performance against the Premier League champions and leaves his players to sit in silence in the dressing room after the match.

That report also claims Ten Hag ‘attacked’ United players and canceled a planned day off in case they beat City.

It is claimed United’s players were told they would be given extra footage to highlight their shortcomings against Guardiola’s side, who put in a dominant second-half performance at Old Trafford.

In his post-match interview, Ten Hag made it clear that he was unhappy with his players for not sticking to their tactical game plan in the second half, highlighting their poor pressing in the build-up to City’s second goal just after half-time. . Time. Pause.

“We were very disciplined in our game plan in the first half, then you see how successful you can be,” Ten Hag told Sky Sports.

“But in the second half we made a mistake with the second goal. We make a wrong decision by going to the goalkeeper [Ederson] at the wrong time and does not recover quickly.

“Then they come into the game, they become stronger in midfield, they can change the game, players get into the wrong positions and they score a beautiful goal.”

“But it started with us making a bad decision because we weren’t in our shape, and then they beat you.”