Erik ten Hag has criticised Jamie Carragher's punditry after the Liverpool legend was left bemused by Manchester United's tactics.
Ten Hag claims Carragher is a 'subjective' pundit and says he has criticised his team ever since he came to the club in 2022.
Carragher analysed United's shock 2-1 Premier League defeat to Fulham on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football programme this week.
The former England international was at a loss when trying to describe United's game plan against Marco Silva's side on Saturday.
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Fulham struck late to win 2-1 at Old Trafford after United had equalised through Harry Maguire in the 89th minute.
It brought an end to a run of six consecutive wins in all competitions for the Red Devils.
Ten Hag admits his team didn't start the game well and that some of Carragher's analysis was correct.
However, he believes the criticism runs deeper than just Sunday's match, saying it dates back to when he arrived from Ajax almost two years ago.
Ten Hag said: "Some analysts are very objective in their comments, [offer] very good advice, some are very subjective - Jamie Carragher is one of them.
"From the first moment, he has criticised and now he wants to make his point. Probably in the first half an hour [vs Fulham] he had a point.
"Fulham surprised with their midfield setup and we had to find a solution. After half an hour we found the solutions.
"I wasn't pleased with the defensive performance, especially down the left side, how they pressed, because they came out, especially in the first half an hour, several times down the left side, it can't happen, and that has everything to do with willingness, spirit and passion.
"That was very good in the previous weeks, therefore we won football games.
"Footballers are not robots, sometimes they have bad days. It was unacceptable and we have to do better tomorrow. But in the weeks before we have done very well."
Carragher gave an in-depth look at United's setup during Monday Night Football.
He claimed the approach Ten Hag's side attempted to play was 'impossible' as they were betwixt and between two methods.
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Carragher said: "Over the last few weeks, Manchester United have been in great form but still the underlying numbers have been really poor.
"They've been very fortunate, so we're not talking about them now just because they lost to Fulham.
"It's about performance. They defend like a team I've never seen before. They like to press high with a deep block.
"It's impossible. They like to do two things at the same time. You can only do one or the other.
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"We're all pressing high or we're all defending deep. They're trying to do both."
Defeat for United on Sunday leaves them sixth in the Premier League, eight points behind the Champions League qualification places.
Their only remaining hope of silverware is the FA Cup, with Ten Hag's side facing Nottingham Forest in the fifth round on Wednesday evening.
