‘Terrible in every position’ – Premier League legend Alan Shearer takes brutal swipe at Man Utd after historic defeat

ALAN SHEARER has slammed Manchester United’s lacklustre performance on Saturday, in which newly-promoted Hull City beat them 2-0. He savagely labelled them “terrible in every position” on BBC Radio 5 Live after the game. Alan Shearer ripped into Man Utd after their terrible opening day loss Credit: Getty Newcomers Hull City schooled United with a 2-0 win Credit: Reuters It was a Premier League opening day to forget for Michael Carrick, who saw his United team beaten by Hull for the first time in 52 years, and they were well beaten. Two Hull set-pieces undid the Red Devils, as centre-backs Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy opened their accounts for the season. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! And Newcastle legend Shearer didn’t hold back with his assessment of United’s performance on BBC Radio 5 Live. He said: “They have been absolutely shocking, no intensity, no closing down, no hunger, they’ve been terrible.” Before adding: “They’ve been really, really poor Manchester United. The one thing that you have to do when you go to a promoted club is match their energy. “Match their intensity at least, and they haven’t done that and that’s why they’ve been done today. “They’ve actually been terrible in every position, forward, midfield and defensively. I haven’t seen United in pre-season but I saw them in this game and they didn’t look fit. “They didn’t look ready to play 90 minutes of intense, high pressure, high energy football. There was only one team who looked really fit there and it wasn’t Man United.” Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS During the game, just as fans thought it couldn’t get any worse while they still trailed 2-0, Hull’s stadium announcer took to the tannoy to reveal the cancellation of multiple trains back to Manchester. The home supporters sarcastically cheered the announcement, which left many supporters who made the near 100-mile journey wondering how they’d get home. Hull fans continued to taunt the away end, singing: “You’re going home in a taxi.” The full report from United’s dismal day can be found here. Comment now