Man United players 'should be ASHAMED' after veteran, 36, earns man of the match, claims Dimitar Berbatov - as he insists Erik ten Hag criticism 'will only grow' after Aston Villa draw

Former striker Dimitar Berbatov has slammed Manchester United pursuing their stalemate pinch Aston Villa. 

Erik 10 Hag's broadside extended their winless tally to 5 matches pinch a 0-0 tie against nan in-form hosts astatine Villa Park. 

Despite lacking attacking threat, it was a resolute protect capacity from United, who had conceded six goals successful their erstwhile 2 matches against Tottenham and Porto. 

Jonny Evans was named man of nan lucifer and Berbatov insists nan Red Devils should beryllium 'ashamed' of that fixed his age. 

He besides believes nan disapproval connected leader Ten Hag 'will only grow', pinch nan broadside 14th successful nan array aft Sunday's draw.  

'Everybody connected nan transportation should beryllium ashamed because Evans is man of nan lucifer astatine 36', nan Bulgarian said speaking connected Sky Sports. 

'The disapproval will proceed to grow, because United request to triumph to get nan points. They are 14th successful nan array which is unbelievable. 

'The only point to correct it is to get nan points bargain pinch nan measurement they're playing astatine nan infinitesimal that's going to beryllium difficult to do.'

The tie against Villa ensured United have made their worst commencement to a convention play successful 35 years with just 8 points from 7 matches.

This slow commencement to nan 2024-25 run comes aft United recorded their lowest decorativeness successful Premier League history past season, when Ten Hag's broadside ended up successful eighth place.

The past clip that United picked up 8 points aliases less from their first 7 convention fixtures was successful nan 1989-90 season.

United had conscionable 7 points aft 7 games successful September 1989 and they went connected to decorativeness 13th successful nan aged First Division successful what was Sir Alex Ferguson's 4th play astatine Old Trafford.

Ten Hag was encouraged by what he saw from his broadside . n their tie astatine Villa Park 

Speaking to BBC Match of nan Day aft nan game, he said: 'I deliberation nan capacity of United was very good. Defending and successful possession we controlled nan game. It was successful nan balance. We created chances but not loads. 

'Also Villa didn't create excessively galore chances. It was balanced. We deed nan crossbar, they had a changeable blocked.

'We had that resilience, nan full season. We conceded 3 against Tottenham [in a 3-0 conclusion past weekend] because we were down to 10 and we still went for nan win. But for nan remainder this is our 4th cleanable sheet. This tells you we are successful a bully direction. 

'Now besides we amended defending antagonistic attacks, and we amended controlling possession. But besides we person to amended successful nan last third.'