Arsene Wenger calls out Man Utd trio for letting City run riot - and none are midfielders

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Arsene Wenger called out three Manchester United players for their poor performances in the 6-3 derby day defeat to Manchester City.Erik ten Hag's United side were dominated by their local rivals at the Etihad on Sunday (October 2), being overrun in midfield as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each grabbed hat-tricks for the hosts.But it was down the flanks where legendary Arsenal manager Wenger highlighted as being the issue, in particular the defensive efforts of right-back Diogo Dalot and wingers Jadon Sancho and Antony. "What is for me unbelievable in the first half is that Man United has defended so badly on the flanks," he told beIN Sports. READ MORE: Five things Erik ten Hag got wrong as Man Utd left utterly humiliated by Man City"From the first minute Dalot got a yellow card, and Sancho and Antony did not contribute defensively.

They were, in the whole half, flooded on the flanks and they were always in trouble."After that, when they had the ball, I felt they were obsessed by respecting too much the game plan. "They wanted always to go too quickly forward and lost so many balls and didn't have enough possession.

They didn't play for possession, they wanted just to get on the counter-attack."United fans - who do you blame for the defeat?

Let us know in the comments section.Dalot was booked very early on for a late challenge on City winger Jack Grealish, though did manage to see out the rest of the game without receiving further punishment.Antony netted United's first goal of the afternoon with a rocket of a strike from range and also played the full 90 minutes having been brought in as a summer recruit from Ajax by Ten Hag.Sancho, meanwhile, was replaced in the 70th minute by Fred shortly after Haaland had completed.