Barnsley manager Darrell Clarke was fuming with his team’s performance after they lost 7-0 against Manchester United on Tuesday night at Old Trafford.
The Reds blew their League One opponents out of the water, with Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen all scoring twice and Antony converting a penalty.
United fans won’t get carried by the result since it was against significantly weaker opposition, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take any positives from a solid performance with our forwards clinical in front of goal.
Clarke, who is a United fan, was disappointed with how his team performed on their big night at Old Trafford.
Being a Red, Clarke obviously wanted to leave after making a good impression last night, although I’m sure club officials will be delighted with the 7-0 win!
“I have had a go at them. I wasn’t happy with the performance, I know we have come to Man United, who have world class players, but I wasn’t happy with how we played,” he said, via the Barnsley Chronicle.
“Mael (de Gevigney) was the only player who comes out with credit. Did the occasion get to some of them? Yes probably. We have to understand what it takes to be a top player.
“Don’t ever let me hear one of them talking about how bad some Premier League players are. They are miles off. The players were miles off the standards of a top Barnsley player tonight never mind a top Premier League player.
“It was proud night for myself but it’s been ruined by the performance.
“Some of the mistakes for the goals, I didn’t recognise. We were a mile off. My biggest fear was that we wouldn’t do ourselves justice and I don’t think we did.”
It’s worth making the point that you can only beat the team in front of you. The same applies this weekend when we travel to take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
United won’t discover their fourth round opponents until next week.
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