MUTV commentator criticised for ‘unprofessional’ Kai Havertz comments

'I’m not a Havertz fan but that’s utterly distasteful'

Manchester United faced Arsenal in New Jersey as part of their pre-season preparations, with Erik ten Hag's side running out as 2-0 winners.

Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho scored for United however it was commentator Ben Thornley's comments about Havertz that took the limelight.

With United 2-0 up in the 48th minute, the former winger said he would've taken the German off earlier because he was "rubbish".

Co-commentator Stewart Gardner then asked, "What have you got against Kai Havertz?"

Many reacted to the clip on social media and felt that Thornley's comments were unacceptable.

One person tweeted: "Very unprofessional."

A second said: "I’m not a Havertz fan but that’s utterly distasteful and unprofessional from those commentators,"

"MUTV commentators have really been unprofessional. The Havertz comments were unnecessary," wrote a third.

Arsenal's decision to spend £65m on Havertz has been questioned by some, including Graeme Souness, who was particularly critical.

"Mikel Arteta must feel that he can improve Havertz because he wasn’t a £65m player last year.

"Maybe I’m being tough on him because he was in a struggling Chelsea team, but good players still turn up whether their team is struggling or not."

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