Man Utd 'far from' being 'challengers' after 'polyfilla result' helps Ten Hag 'cover the cracks' – Merson

Paul Merson owns claimed Manchester Joined’s triumph over Brentford is singular posturing ‘polyfilla over the holes’ at Worn Trafford using Erik ten Hag under deliberate duress.

Two deduction-time purposes from replacement Scott McTominay saw the Red Devils hefty a dazzling comeback win at home to Thomas Frank’s side on Saturday.

This could be a pivoting juncture in Joined’s season after a stuttery overture, but previous Arsenal player Merson supposes Ten Hag’s side are far away from utility for the Premier League title and also the win over the Bees merely papered over the holes.

Merson claimed in his Firmaments Sporting assignments obelisk: “It was a polyfilla result, simply wholly pod over the holes! However you have to permeate over the holes using something, and also if it is polyfilla, it will permeate them over, but they will amenable upward again.

“You have to overture someplace, but, they did not deliver upward, they stored on going, and also they got the result.

“However you need a pair more outcomes in yesteryear you can overture aphorism they are witnessing be oppositions, far from it.

“However fair tinker but to come endorse as you have squandered a pair of arcades in yesteryear, you’ve squandered at home to Galatasaray in midweek, and also the duress is on as you are playing for one of the greatest nightclubs in the cosmos.”

Saturday’s win aided Joined render utilise endorse correct into the optimal half of the Premier League. They have won 4 and also squandered 4 of their opening 8 complements this term.

Liverpool, Chelsea and also Tottenham have perfected, Newcastle Joined, Brighton and also Aston Villa are witnessing be upward there, while Arsenal and also Manchester Metropolitan are probable to finish in the optimal 2, so competition to finish in the optimal 4 (or possibly 5) is violent.

Merson thinks Joined are one of “seven sides” that can qualify for the Winners League, after Arsenal and also Metropolitan.

“You snatch away Arsenal and also Guy Metropolitan, that will finish in the optimal 2 this season, after that there are seven sides vying for 3 staying Winners League enclosures – so it is witnessing come down to regularity,” he encompassed.

“With one voice these teams at the minute can overtaken each polymorphous other on their day, we have viewed that already this season and also it is whoever stays recurrent. Guy Utd are in the race for the optimal 5.

“I like Rasmus Hojlund upward front, he will rating purposes but they, like all these teams, simply must render utilise some regularity.”