Leny Yoro sends message after Thierry Henry blasts Manchester United performance
Manchester United fans have been angered after Thierry Henry’s criticism of Leny Yoro (Reuters) Leny Yoro has sent a message to Manchester United supporters in the wake of the criticism he received from Thierry Henry following the 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United on Sunday. Henry has faced backlash for singling out the 19-year-old defender during his post-match analysis for Sky Sports on Monday night. The former Arsenal, Barcelona and France striker highlighted Yoro’s body language in the aftermath of Harvey Barnes’ second goal at St James’ Park which put Newcastle 3-1 ahead. Yoro, who joined United for an initial £52 million fee last summer, was seen looking at the assistant referee on the far side of the pitch after Barnes had put the ball in the net, despite there being no chance of the Newcastle midfielder being in an offside position. ‘I invite everyone to stay on Leny Yoro. First and foremost, he’s going to try to play for offside,’ Henry said during his analysis of the goal. Get personalised updates on Manchester United every day Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. ‘It’s a great finish from Barnes but please stay on Yoro and what he’s asking for… pause. Thierry Henry slammed Leny Yoro’s body language during Manchester United’s defeat to Newcastle (Sky Sports) ‘I don’t know what he’s looking at. What are you looking at? Are you looking at the linesman to try to see if he’s going to bail you out? I don’t know. ‘I don’t know if he thought there was an offside, I don’t know. We all know it’s a goal! What are you looking at?! I actually don’t know. I’ve never seen that before.’ In a message to supporters on Instagram on Tuesday night, Yoro posted a picture of himself looking dejected during the Newcastle defeat. The image also included a caption in French which read: ‘Do not be anxious about anything, but always ask God for what you need. And when you pray, ask for it with thanksgiving. Philippians 4:6.’ Meanwhile, Rio Ferdinand insists he has seen signs of improvement from Yoro following his arrival from Lille last July. ‘It was a tough start for him but young players need to come into a team, if they’re going to do well, with players around them and look to when it’s not going well and draw confidence from,’ Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel after United’s defeat to Newcastle, which has left Ruben Amorim’s side 14th in the Premier League. Leny Yoro posted a message to Manchester United fans in the aftermath of his criticism from Thierry Henry (Instagram) ‘That’s why I feel sorry for some of these players that join Man United at the moment because there’s only Bruno [Fernandes]. ‘What I’ve seen from him, he’s a student of the game. He sees his mistakes, he acknowledges his mistakes, he tries to learn from those mistakes. And I can see that. ‘Even when he’s getting out wide in one v one situations, against Southampton he got roasted. I spoke to him after that start getting your arms out, he’s now making contact with people, slowing people down. ‘Putting your arm across someone’s chest when you are running ain’t about trying to foul or anything like that, it’s just to slow them down, put them off their momentum put them off pace a little bit, while your legs are motoring. ‘Little details I can see now that he’s pushing up people when he’s in the channel, rather than just thinking I’m going to win in a foot race, this is a different league its a more physical league in that sense, at the moment his team isn’t getting no respect from any player, that is going to make it harder for him. ‘I think he’s improved definitely and there’s a calmness about him. When he first got in there was a panic. There’s a big difference.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


Leny Yoro has sent a message to Manchester United supporters in the wake of the criticism he received from Thierry Henry following the 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United on Sunday.
Henry has faced backlash for singling out the 19-year-old defender during his post-match analysis for Sky Sports on Monday night.
The former Arsenal, Barcelona and France striker highlighted Yoro’s body language in the aftermath of Harvey Barnes’ second goal at St James’ Park which put Newcastle 3-1 ahead.
Yoro, who joined United for an initial £52 million fee last summer, was seen looking at the assistant referee on the far side of the pitch after Barnes had put the ball in the net, despite there being no chance of the Newcastle midfielder being in an offside position.
‘I invite everyone to stay on Leny Yoro. First and foremost, he’s going to try to play for offside,’ Henry said during his analysis of the goal.
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‘It’s a great finish from Barnes but please stay on Yoro and what he’s asking for… pause.
‘I don’t know what he’s looking at. What are you looking at? Are you looking at the linesman to try to see if he’s going to bail you out? I don’t know.
‘I don’t know if he thought there was an offside, I don’t know. We all know it’s a goal! What are you looking at?! I actually don’t know. I’ve never seen that before.’
In a message to supporters on Instagram on Tuesday night, Yoro posted a picture of himself looking dejected during the Newcastle defeat.
The image also included a caption in French which read: ‘Do not be anxious about anything, but always ask God for what you need. And when you pray, ask for it with thanksgiving. Philippians 4:6.’
Meanwhile, Rio Ferdinand insists he has seen signs of improvement from Yoro following his arrival from Lille last July.
‘It was a tough start for him but young players need to come into a team, if they’re going to do well, with players around them and look to when it’s not going well and draw confidence from,’ Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel after United’s defeat to Newcastle, which has left Ruben Amorim’s side 14th in the Premier League.
‘That’s why I feel sorry for some of these players that join Man United at the moment because there’s only Bruno [Fernandes].
‘What I’ve seen from him, he’s a student of the game. He sees his mistakes, he acknowledges his mistakes, he tries to learn from those mistakes. And I can see that.
‘Even when he’s getting out wide in one v one situations, against Southampton he got roasted. I spoke to him after that start getting your arms out, he’s now making contact with people, slowing people down.
‘Putting your arm across someone’s chest when you are running ain’t about trying to foul or anything like that, it’s just to slow them down, put them off their momentum put them off pace a little bit, while your legs are motoring.
‘Little details I can see now that he’s pushing up people when he’s in the channel, rather than just thinking I’m going to win in a foot race, this is a different league its a more physical league in that sense, at the moment his team isn’t getting no respect from any player, that is going to make it harder for him.
‘I think he’s improved definitely and there’s a calmness about him. When he first got in there was a panic. There’s a big difference.’
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