Leny Yoro was criticized on social media for a difficult match for Manchester United against Southampton.
The Red Devils defender has had a mixed start to his career at Old Trafford after joining from Lille for £52 million this summer after initially missing a number of months due to injury.
He has made 10 appearances since then but has been in and out of the team as Ruben Amorim tries to decide what his best team is after taking over from Erik ten Hag at the end of last year.
On Wednesday night he played on the right of a back three but struggled on the outside against the Saints players, with Amad Diallo regularly moving forward from the right wing alongside him.
Manuel Ugarte scored the first goal of the match as he tried to defend a corner, and United struggled to beat their opponents – who are bottom of the Premier League – until Diallo's late hat-trick.
And fans quickly took to social media to express their frustration at the defender's efforts at Old Trafford
“Leny Yoro is having a nightmare,” one United fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Another added: 'Leny Yoro makes Walker Peters look like the best Hazard.'
It was essentially Kyle Walker-Peters at left full-back and Kamaldeen Sulemana on the left of attack, causing problems for the 19-year-old.
He had started on the right of Amorim's back three, with Harry Maguire just fit enough for the bench. Matthijs De Ligt played centrally, with Lisandro Martinez on the left.
Speaking on TNT Sports commentary, Ally McCoist said of the defender: 'He's going to be absolutely smashed to smithereens tonight, poor boy.
“He doesn't have a right back to help him and to be honest, De Ligt doesn't help him either, and he doesn't have anyone in front of him.”
Amorim, meanwhile, had praised his man ahead of Wednesday's match, saying: 'Leny Yoro will definitely be the future of this club. He is a top talent, top talent. And I think he's ready to play.”
The Frenchman was hooked by Harry Maguire a few minutes before the end.
Fans of rival sides also took turns criticizing Yoro, with one person writing on X: 'Leny Yoro……. He will have nightmares for days after this assault by Kamaldeen Sulemana.”
A second wrote: 'I understand why Yoro is France's 29th central defender.'
Meanwhile, a third added: “This Yoro stinker is going to the HOF (Hall of Fame).”
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