Darren Fletcher 'blasted officials' in furious tunnel rant during Man Utd victory

Darren Fletcher is said to have 'gone ballistic' at the fourth official in the tunnel minutes after 's goal against .

The Red Devils and ease the pressure on manager , but they went in behind at the break courtesy of an Ethan Pinnock goal following a corner late in the first half.

Pinnock's goal , though, as was ordered off the pitch due to the fact he was bleeding. With the Dutchman off the pitch, United were a man light when Pinnock plundered the game's opening goal.

Ten Hag and were seen venting their fury at fourth official Gavin Ward on the touchline, with the former earning yellow card for his troubles. But that wasn't the end of it.

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As outlined by , Fletcher also let rip at the match officials despite missing the visitors' goal. United's first-team coach had been present, though when De Ligt was ordered off.

The defender himself joined Ten Hag and Van Nistelrooy in lambasting Ward. The trio were far happier, though, following a rousing second half fightback from United.

emphatically restored parity just three minutes after the break after being teed up by . And completed the turnaround to give Ten Hag some welcome breathing space.

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Scrutiny had grown on the Dutchman in the build-up to Saturday's match - but he had the last laugh after beating the Bees and again insisted he was not worried about his role.

"My focus is only on this. What everyone is writing is coming off my shoulders," he told Match of the Day. "I can deal with this. The players only have to think about the team performance, to have the right work ethic, to put everything in that they have. I know they are brilliant players. if you are determined then we will score goals and bring in wins. That's what everyone expects."

He added: "We are happy to win the game. At United, you have to win games but also to bring entertainment. I think for everyone it was an enjoyable afternoon. Especially the way it happened, when you concede an unfair goal. In the second half we showed we are together, we showed determination and we scored two beautiful goals."

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