The two men slam Manchester United for trying to find a solution to the strikers' problem. There is a time and a place for it.
It was a bad start to the season for Manchester United as they slumped to the bottom of the table after a heavy defeat at the hands of Brentford.
David de Gea allowed Josh Dasilva's tame, low effort through his hands and into the back of the net as United's calamitous afternoon began.
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Eight minutes later, the United defence's deficit was doubled. Ex-Brentford player Christian Eriksen, who was booed by the home fans earlier in the match, was harried out of possession by Mathias Jensen after a poor pass by De Gea and sent the United player the wrong way.
They had their third on the half hour. When Ivan Toney headed a corner back across goal, United's defence was at a standstill.
Five minutes later, they scored their fourth goal. In a perfectly-executed counter-attack, Ivan Toney slid the ball through to Brian Mbuemo, who shook off a challenge and scored.
It was a bad day. The result might have been different if I'd saved the first shot.
The other teams scored one goal and won the game. We need to act better. It was not good.
It was the first time in their history that they had conceded four goals in the first half. In the second half, Ten Hag's side was able to stop the flow of conceded goals, but failed to convert their chances.
It was the first time in 78 years that United had been beaten in all competition by the Bees. It is the first time in over 100 years that a United manager has lost his first two matches.
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