Paul Merson says: Manchester United need to stop hiding behind Glazers situation

Sky Sports' Paul Merson on Man Utd: «Hiding behind the Glazers every time there is a defeat needs to stop.» | Follow Man Utd vs Brighton in our live blog from 1.30pm on Saturday (kick-off 3pm) and watch free match highlights from 5.15pm

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Thursday 14 September 2023 16:23, UK

Paul Merson says Manchester United need to stop hiding behind the Glazers situation and has called on the players to stand up and be counted as they prepare to host Brighton in a crucial Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Manchester United are down in 11th, six points behind Premier League leader and neighbours Manchester City after an up and down start to the season.

Erik ten Hag's side, who are yet to pick up a point away in the league this season, spent the international break mulling over a six-point return from their opening four games, which leaves them already playing catch up on the teams they want to challenge at the top end of the table.

In his latest column for skysports.com, Merson discusses the latest at Man Utd ahead of a crucial run of games in the Premier league and Champions League...

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There are plenty of issues at United at the moment.

The results haven't been great at the start of the season. They had the defeats in north London, but Wolves could have got something at Old Trafford and Nottingham Forest were also a bit unlucky there. There's the Jadon Sancho issue and the noise around Harry Maguire. The