Former Manchester United defender Paul McGrath was shocked by the lack of fight from the players for last week's 6-3 derby defeat at Manchester City.
McGrath wrote for the Sunday World: "United must have expected City to come out with all guns blazing, they surely spoke about coping with that in the dressing room pre-match?
"Instead, the early minutes saw the Red Devils like a rabbit in a car headlights.
"I was screaming at the telly, “foul someone, take a yellow card, do something, anything" to slow the match down as the home team assumed total control. Frankly, it was an embarrassment at the end.
"A final scoreline of 6-3 doesn't even do Manchester City justice.
"Yes, I know, Pep Guardiola's charges, now with Erling Haaland running rampant, can do that to any football team.
"But, on the worst of days as a professional footballer, you put up a fight.
"Your personal and professional pride alone demands that much.
"I didn't see any fight in too many Manchester United players a week ago today.
"And that worries me going forward. Any more displays like last Sunday, and the club is going to be at a terrible crossroads."