Gary Neville delivered a fierce assessment of Manchester United after Sunday\u2019s 4-4 draw with Aston Villa, arguing that the back line which finished the match \u201cwill get you relegated.\u201d His remarks focused on Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu, though Dorgu\u2019s contribution in the match offered a more mixed picture than the others.<\/p>\n
The retired right back was especially blunt on NBC Sports, saying: \u201cThe defenders that finished that game will get you relegated.\u201d Dorgu, however, had helped United fight back by setting up Joshua Zirkzee for the goal that made it 4-3 before later heading in the equaliser himself during an effective 30-minute spell.<\/p>\n
Yoro has also drawn scrutiny in recent weeks, including an error in the heavy defeat to Bournemouth and a moment against Villa that nearly produced an own goal before the fourth goal of the night arrived. Michael Carrick has defended the 20-year-old, saying he has \u201cgot a really big future.\u201d Similar expectations remain around Heaven, although his difficult display against Roma suggested that his potential is still being developed.<\/p>\n
Neville also questioned the wider approach to recruitment. He said: \u201cThe reason Manchester United have conceded four goals is because they haven\u2019t invested in the defense in the transfer window,\u201d adding, \u201cEveryone knew they had to do that, they needed defenders. The current ones are making mistake after mistake after mistake.\u201d He continued: \u201cWe all screamed in the transfer window that they have to bring some defenders in. They had to bring the transfer budget forward and bring defenders in.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former defender then widened the criticism beyond the manager, saying: \u201cMichael could leave, Michael might stay, we don\u2019t know,\u201d and, \u201cthe ownership don\u2019t have a clue what to do.\u201d He argued that the club\u2019s problems have persisted through multiple managers, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s rinse and repeat,\u201d and listing \u201cRuben Amorim, Erik ten Hag, Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r, Carrick, Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, Louis van Gaal, David Moyes, Ralf Rangnick\u201d before concluding that poor recruitment and weak leadership have repeatedly undermined progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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