Ruben Amorim hints he agrees with Alan Shearer after calling out 'pathetic' Man Utd stars

Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United 'lacked intensity' in their 2-2 draw away at Everton on the weekend.

The Red Devils fought back to salvage a draw at Goodison Park after a poor first-half performance saw them trail their Premier League rivals by two goals at the break.

United gave away two soft goals and were heavily criticised following the game, with Alan Shearer among those who questioned the team's approach.

And speaking ahead of United's next game against Ipswich Town on Wednesday, Amorim also picked apart his team's performance. He explained: "It's hard to when we see the game and I know, you guys know and even the players know we had a lack of intensity.

"We improved not a lot in the second half but the small things of second balls we didn't lose things without so much pressure, we were more aggressive with the ball, we changed the energy."

Amorim's comments come just days after Shearer, speaking on Match of the Day, tore into aspects of United's performance. He was left seriously unimpressed by the effort and pressing of the team as Everton were able to break forward and score.

During one clip showing the events leading up to an Everton goal, Shearer went one further by branding the team's efforts as "pathetic".

The former Newcastle striker said: "Watch Man United, watch this, I mean this is pathetic. 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.

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"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."

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