• Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskaer cuts a forlorn figure during the 6-1 thrashing at home to Spurs. Reuters
    Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskaer cuts a forlorn figure during the 6-1 thrashing at home to Spurs. Reuters
  • Son Heung-min celebrates scoring Tottenham's fourth goal. Reuters
    Son Heung-min celebrates scoring Tottenham's fourth goal. Reuters
  • Manchester United captain Harry Maguire. Getty
    Manchester United captain Harry Maguire. Getty
  • Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez fouls Anthony Martial and gives away a second-minute penalty at Old Trafford. Reuters
    Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez fouls Anthony Martial and gives away a second-minute penalty at Old Trafford. Reuters
  • Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes scores from the spot. PA
    Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes scores from the spot. PA
  • United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates his goal. AP
    United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates his goal. AP
  • Spurs' Harry Kane battles for possession with Paul Pogba of United. Reuters
    Spurs' Harry Kane battles for possession with Paul Pogba of United. Reuters
  • Referee Anthony Taylor shows a red card to United's Anthony Martial, third from right. AP
    Referee Anthony Taylor shows a red card to United's Anthony Martial, third from right. AP
  • United's Marcus Rashford is tackled by Serge Aurier of Spurs. PA
    United's Marcus Rashford is tackled by Serge Aurier of Spurs. PA
  • Tottenham's Son Heung-min, center, scores his side's second goal. AP
    Tottenham's Son Heung-min, center, scores his side's second goal. AP
  • Spurs striker Harry Kane celebrates scoring his team's third goal. AFP
    Spurs striker Harry Kane celebrates scoring his team's third goal. AFP
  • Spurs defender Serge Aurier makes it 5-1. AFP
    Spurs defender Serge Aurier makes it 5-1. AFP
  • Spurs manager Jose Mourinho, left, and his United counterpart Ole Gunnar Solskaer. Reuters
    Spurs manager Jose Mourinho, left, and his United counterpart Ole Gunnar Solskaer. Reuters
  • Serge Aurier celebrates scoring Spurs' fifth goal. AFP
    Serge Aurier celebrates scoring Spurs' fifth goal. AFP
  • Son Heung-min goes down after being fouled by United defender Eric Bailly. Getty
    Son Heung-min goes down after being fouled by United defender Eric Bailly. Getty
  • United's Paul Pogba after giving away the penalty that led to Spurs sixth goal. PA
    United's Paul Pogba after giving away the penalty that led to Spurs sixth goal. PA
  • Harry Kane makes it 6-1 to Spurs from the penalty spot. Reuters
    Harry Kane makes it 6-1 to Spurs from the penalty spot. Reuters
  • Harry Kane celebrates scoring Spurs' sixth goal. Reuters
    Harry Kane celebrates scoring Spurs' sixth goal. Reuters
  • United's Donny van de Beek under pressure from Moussa Sissoko, right, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, left. Reuters
    United's Donny van de Beek under pressure from Moussa Sissoko, right, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, left. Reuters

'Manchester United are a shambles' - Emotional Patrice Evra hurting after Tottenham humiliation


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Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra says his former side are a "shambles" after their 6-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Evra, who played for United between 2006 and 2014 and won nine major trophies, sympathised with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with the club failing to land their transfer targets and questioned the role of the board in the years since Alex Ferguson's departure as manager in 2013.

"I'm a positive person, but I never want to talk about United because every time you tell the truth, it can hurt," the Frenchman told Sky Sports after the humiliation, masterminded by former Old Trafford manager Jose Mourinho.

"I'm passionate and I love my club, but I know you have to have some filter when you talk on TV, but it's a shambles.

"I feel sad for the manager ... What about the board? It's how many years since Ferguson left? How many managers have been sacked?" added Evra, who said talking about the club's struggles made him want to end his contract as a pundit.

Patrice Evra in action for Manchester United in 2014. Getty
Patrice Evra in action for Manchester United in 2014. Getty

"We don't know because he wants players like (Jadon) Sancho but they don't go for the right price. What's going on with my club? I'm really emotional. It's difficult to break a man like me, I'm a positive person.

"I don't promote violence but many people need a good slap at this club right now."