Alan Shearer fires X-rated response to Erik ten Hag interview criticism
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAlan Shearer has hit back after he and Gary Lineker coming under fire for his post-match interview with Erik ten Hag following Manchester United's FA Cup triumph.
United went into the all-Manchester as underdogs, though came away from Wembley Stadium with the trophy in their grasp. First-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo were enough to seal the deal as Jeremy Doku pulled only one goal back in the dying minutes.
In the build-up a lot had been made of manager Ten Hag's future at the club, including rumours that he would be dismissed from his post regardless of the result.
Almost 24 hours have passed since the final whistle and no such thing has happened, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe even dodging the matter entirely yesterday. READ MORE: Pep Guardiola sends Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'extraordinary' message over Erik ten Hag's Man United future READ MORE: How the Manchester United dressing room reacted after beating Man City in FA Cup final The man in question also swerved the subject, providing a defiant response when being interviewed by BBC One's line-up of pundits. "The only thing I would say to that is that you have had a team out there today who have shown a great attitude, who’ve shown great ability, who have won every single tackle," the Premier League's all-time top goalscorer started, before throwing in the curveball: "That hasn’t always been the case this season though, has it?
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