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Carragher: United are getting worse

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher stuck the boot in on old foes Manchester United after their 3-0 loss to Tottenham on Sunday.

Carragher, now a pundit with Sky Sports, said United are getting even worse under manager Louis van Gaal as they look set to miss out on Champions League football for a second time in three years.

"It looks like they're going backwards," said Carragher.

"In terms of Louis van Gaal, I don't see him at the club next year if he doesn't get top four."

"Manchester United are a much bigger team than Tottenham, although Tottenham have a better side at the moment, and [Van Gaal] is talking about how well they played," he said.

"The fact we're saying United played well, we even mentioned it at half-time. That's United playing well now, without ever looking like scoring in that first half. 

"[Tottenham] could have scored five or six today. [Anthony] Martial had the one chance at 0-0, but that's what it's come to now, where Van Gaal is actually pleased that they just gave Tottenham a game.

"That's what he said: 'Before the first goal we've given them a good game', but this is Manchester United and they're talking about Tottenham as if they're Real Madrid!

"I'd be worried listening to my manager speaking like that after a game."