David De Gea Is Upset To See Manchester United's Game That Is Not Creative And Does Not Create Goalscoring Opportunities

Everton's Anthony Gordon slotted in the ball beyond Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea after the ball was deflected by United defender Harry Maguire/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea criticized his team-mates after the 1-0 loss against Everton, calling them "not good enough." United's disappointing performance at Goodison Park kept them from moving from seventh in the Premier League standings and hoping to finish in the top four. Relegation-threatened Everton were comfortable throughout the second half and De Gea gave United's performance a disdainful assessment. "We knew before today they were struggling and how difficult it was," he told BT Sport in a post-match interview. "We didn't score, we didn't even create a golden opportunity to score." Perfect. They were exhausted, they were nervous, but they went ahead and fought back. They have more desire than us which is totally unacceptable. It's sad to lose today," continued de Gea on the ESPN website. The United goalkeeper also criticized his team after being knocked out of the Champions League against Atletico Madrid in the last 16 last month. Only won once in five league games, United coach Ralf Rangnick admitted his club is difficult to finish in the top four. "It's not just creativity. I think we have a lot of players who are quite creative on the pitch," Rangnick told BBC Sport. "It's also about being physical in the last third, being physically fit and trying to score goals. We didn't have enough players in the box. As long as we don't win our own games, it's unreasonable to expect good results from other teams."