Gary Neville labels Man United ‘worst pound-for pound-team in the country’ as they break unwanted records in Newcastle defeat
Gary Neville delivered a scathing assessment of Manchester United on a record-breaking night for the wrong reasons. United lost 2-0 to Newcastle to leave them 14th in the Premier League table with just 22 points at the halfway stage of the season. United have now been beaten nine times in the league this seasonGetty It’s also a fourth consecutive defeat for Ruben Amorim’s side across all competitions since their derby win over Manchester City. Newcastle opened the scoring after just four minutes at Old Trafford when an unmarked but in-form Alexander Isak headed in. Joelinton then doubled their advantage from an Anthony Gordon cross to ensure the home crowd could only despair at what they saw. United legend Neville was on commentary for Sky Sports and did not choose to hold back with his verdict on the current squad. “You are watching the worst pound-for-pound football club in the country,” he said. “They are that bad.” Neville was commenting on a United squad that has a valuation of around £659million following another summer of heavy spending. Big-name transfers including Manuel Ugarte and Matthijs de Ligt have not been able to produce the quality required thus far. Aside from a ninth league defeat of the season, United also hit a series of unwanted records against Newcastle After respective 3-2 and 3-0 losses against Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, they have been beaten in three consecutive league games at home for the first time since February 1979. As well as this, no team has lost more Premier League games since the start of December than United with five. Isak kicked off the scoring before Joelinton sealed the win for NewcastleGetty It was another sorry night of football for United at Old TraffordGetty The last time they were defeated in as many league games in a single calendar month was back in September 1962 when they lost five. Furthermore, United’s 18 goals conceded in December is their most in a single month since they also let in 18 in March 1964. “It’s worrying times for Manchester United and Amorim,” declared Neville. “He knew it was a big job but l think it is far bigger than he ever imagined.” A current tense atmosphere amongst the fanbase was clear as day on Monday night, particularly during and after the first half. Joshua Zirkzee was sarcastically cheered off by United fans following his substitution on 33 minutes, with boos also ringing at half-time. “That is brutal,” Neville said on Zirkzee. “I’ve not seen that too many times at Old Trafford in the 43 years I’ve been coming here.” United showed slight improvement in the second half but lacked a cutting edge in front of goal and ultimately fell to defeat. Amorim was left scratching his head after overseeing another defeatGetty It’s clear that head coach Amorim still has plenty of problems to sort as his side sit only seven points above the bottom three. Talk of relegation has already started in the past week and although it’s unlikely, United continue to severely underperform.
Gary Neville delivered a scathing assessment of Manchester United on a record-breaking night for the wrong reasons.
United lost 2-0 to Newcastle to leave them 14th in the Premier League table with just 22 points at the halfway stage of the season.
It’s also a fourth consecutive defeat for Ruben Amorim’s side across all competitions since their derby win over Manchester City.
Newcastle opened the scoring after just four minutes at Old Trafford when an unmarked but in-form Alexander Isak headed in.
Joelinton then doubled their advantage from an Anthony Gordon cross to ensure the home crowd could only despair at what they saw.
United legend Neville was on commentary for Sky Sports and did not choose to hold back with his verdict on the current squad.
“You are watching the worst pound-for-pound football club in the country,” he said. “They are that bad.”
Neville was commenting on a United squad that has a valuation of around £659million following another summer of heavy spending.
Big-name transfers including Manuel Ugarte and Matthijs de Ligt have not been able to produce the quality required thus far.
Aside from a ninth league defeat of the season, United also hit a series of unwanted records against Newcastle
After respective 3-2 and 3-0 losses against Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, they have been beaten in three consecutive league games at home for the first time since February 1979.
As well as this, no team has lost more Premier League games since the start of December than United with five.
The last time they were defeated in as many league games in a single calendar month was back in September 1962 when they lost five.
Furthermore, United’s 18 goals conceded in December is their most in a single month since they also let in 18 in March 1964.
“It’s worrying times for Manchester United and Amorim,” declared Neville.
“He knew it was a big job but l think it is far bigger than he ever imagined.”
A current tense atmosphere amongst the fanbase was clear as day on Monday night, particularly during and after the first half.
Joshua Zirkzee was sarcastically cheered off by United fans following his substitution on 33 minutes, with boos also ringing at half-time.
“That is brutal,” Neville said on Zirkzee. “I’ve not seen that too many times at Old Trafford in the 43 years I’ve been coming here.”
United showed slight improvement in the second half but lacked a cutting edge in front of goal and ultimately fell to defeat.
It’s clear that head coach Amorim still has plenty of problems to sort as his side sit only seven points above the bottom three.
Talk of relegation has already started in the past week and although it’s unlikely, United continue to severely underperform.
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