Alan Shearer tears into ‘pathetic’ Man United and calls out three stars after Everton draw at Goodison Park

Manchester United may have rescued a point against Everton but Alan Shearer was in no mood to forgive three of their stars for their efforts in what was a shocking first half from Ruben Amorim’s side.

The Red Devils are in the midst of one of their worst campaigns in decades, with off-field problems compounded by a miserable Premier League season which sees them lying 15th in the standings.

Amorim’s men have already lost 12 top-flight matches and were on course for another as Everton punished some weak play and poor defending on their final trip to Goodison Park.

Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure made it 2-0 at the break, only for Fernandes to spark a comeback by scoring a free-kick and sending over another that led to Manuel Ugarte securing a 2-2 draw.

However, Shearer hadn’t forgotten what took place in the first half, pointing the finger at Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Hojlund and Diogo Dalot for their defensive work in the first 45 minutes, labelling their efforts ‘pathetic’.

He was not impressed with the way in which Dalot stood off Everton winger Jack Harrison for one of Everton’s attacks while he criticised Hojlund and Fernandes for their hopeless pressing in the build up to Doucoure’s strike.

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Alan Shearer slammed Manchester United after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Everton

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United produced a shocking first half display before managing to rescue a point at Goodison

‘We didn’t exist’: Amorim talks comeback draw after woeful first half

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‘Watch Man United, watch this, I mean this is pathetic,’ the Premier League’s all-time top scorer said on Match of the Day.

‘You’ve got players who are walking. There’s no point in going in ones and twos, look at the space Everton have got to play in. Look at Harrison, look at Garner,’ Shearer told Match of the Day.

‘Both wanting the ball, both wanting to receive the ball. And if they get it, Dalot is eight yards off. Why aren’t you one yard off and if they get it, putting a crunching tackle in? Then the run of Garner at will, at ease.

‘All of sudden they’re into your back three. Same thing again, you go from left to right, take two touches, three touches, pick your head up, pick your pass, go wherever you want because it’s so easy for you, because no one’s working.

‘To me it’s Confused.com. I’m not sure they know what they’re doing in there. Look at the effort or lack of it.

‘Everton’s second goal is the worst one of the lot. Watch this from Bruno Fernandes, when Doucoure gets the ball. Seriously is that the best you can do?

‘Take a touch, play in behind and Everton get the goal which they really deserve. So the difference between the two teams and for 72 minutes Man United were hopeless. I look at some of the players and they’re really struggling.’

Amorim admitted after the game that his team were invisible in the first half.

‘We just played one half and we managed to draw the game,’ he said.

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Bruno Fernandes was one of the players who was singled out for criticism by Shearer

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The pundit wasn’t impressed with Diogo Dalot after the defender stood off Jack Harrison

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Rasmus Hojlund was one of the stars labelled ‘pathetic’ for their effort getting back to defend

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‘We didn’t exist in the first half. Everything we did in the week I think the free man was there, I think the space was there, but I think we lost balls we cannot lose.

‘Anyone that watches Everton know they will be really good on second balls and the two goals are second balls. That’s why you get disappointed.

‘But let’s not just focus on the negatives. In the second half I said no matter what the result, we are going to do what we did during the week but with a little bit more energy.

‘I think you saw it was not different in the positions it was different in the quality with which we played the game.’