Van Persie claims Man Utd broke Fergie’s golden rule in defeat of CL

Robin van Persie says Man Utd broke Sir Alex Ferguson’s golden rule of not running “less than the opponent” in his 2-1 loss to Istanbul Basaksehir.

With the stuttering Red Devils occupied at 15th place in the Premier League, their impressive return to the top table of European football has provided much-needed positivity.

Manchester United followed up their well-deserved 2-1 win over last season’s Champions League finalist Paris St Germain with an impressive 5-0 RB Leipzig, but the pressure will soon mount at Old Trafford.

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And his poor performance in his defeat in Istanbul has seen increased pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Van Persie claims that Man Utd did not show the “urgency to compromise” that would have been unacceptable in Ferguson’s time at Old Trafford.

“They lost the urge to compromise,” Van Persie said. BT sport. “In my time at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson said: ‘I don’t mind losing as long as my team doesn’t run less than the opponent and I want to see the commitment forward and also on defense.’

“I am pretty sure that Basaksehir outnumbered Manchester United. That should never be the case in any game. That has nothing to do with quality or skills. That is extra. You have to commit, be there with a 100% focus. “

The Turkish champions took the lead in the 13th minute when Ba found himself free to pick up a long ball and run from the midline before passing Dean Henderson.

Captain Edin Visca added a second five minutes before the break after Deniz Turuc stole Juan Mata to break down the left.

Although Anthony Martial cut the deficit before the break, the home side, with former Manchester United defender Rafael in the backline, remained determined to achieve a memorable victory.

On conceding the first goal, Van Persie added: “I’ve never seen a goal conceded like that first goal, you usually leave two defenders behind.”