MANCHESTER UNITED’S ‘spiritless’ dressing room is close to breaking point, according to Gary Neville. The Red Devils fell to an embarrassing 4-1 defeat against bitter rivals Manchester City at the Etihad this afternoon. Neville, 47, witnessed it all from the commentary box – and was left horrified by what he saw. The Sky Sports pundit […]
MANCHESTER UNITED’S ‘spiritless’ dressing room is close to breaking point, according to Gary Neville.
The Red Devils fell to an embarrassing 4-1 defeat against bitter rivals Manchester City at the Etihad this afternoon.
Neville, 47, witnessed it all from the commentary box – and was left horrified by what he saw.
The Sky Sports pundit blasted: “For that last 25 minutes, Man United were spiritless. They were walking around the pitch.
“After the third goal went in, City had 92 per cent possession. That’s unprecedented, that’s unheard of and it’s unforgivable – nowhere near good enough.
“For the past two to three months, United have been plastering over the wounds, playing against sides that you don’t have to be at your best to get a result.
“The only two teams they’ve played from the top eight, City and Wolves, have done them – and there’s a few tough games coming up.
“The dressing room isn’t broken, but it isn’t far off. The evidence is there.
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“You find out what it’s like when the going gets tough and a lot of them went missing.”
During his commentary, Neville had claimed that United had ‘thrown the towel in’.
And Roy Keane’s analysis was just as scathing.
The Irishman described United’s performance as ‘shameful’ – echoing Neville’s sentiment that they had ‘given up’.
Keane, 50, also remarked that Red Devils flops are more interested in how they look than how they’re playing.
He said: “Who’s running that dressing room?
“These guys seem more bothered about, ‘How am I looking? How’s my hair looking? Are my boots nice?'”
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