Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim has hit out at Garry Neville's continued criticism of his charges.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has hit out club legend Gary Neville over his continued criticism following Sunday’s 0-0 stalemate against Manchester City.
Neither side could truly find the spark they needed to break the deadlock, having to settle for a share of the spoils.
The result left the Red Devils languishing in 13th with 38 points while City remains in contention for a Champions League spot in fifth with 52 points.
The aftermath saw former England international, turned pundit, Gary Neville unleash scathing criticism of Manchester United players, prompting Amorim to come in defence of his charges.
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Gary Neville’s criticism of Manchester United
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The former United defender has been vocal in his critique of Manchester United coaches and their tactics and players.
Neville who was a part of Manchester United’s glory days under Sir Alex Ferguson has constantly taken it upon himself in his pundit capacity to share insights on what is needed at the club.
Following Sunday’s stalemate against City Neville was at it again sharing his thoughts on the players performance.
"From a United perspective, I get why he's gone back into a low block," said Neville in his post-match assessment on Sky Sports.
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"But that's what we've seen from Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik Ten Hag. They've all come in with the intention of playing high-press, high-energy football, but all end up going back to a low block in big games,” he added
“I do understand why Ruben Amorim's done that today, with the players he's got, because he hasn't got the players to adapt.”
Amorim opted for a back-three of Noussair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire and Lenny Yoro in 3-4-3 formation.
Neville noted that this was a mishap on Amorim’s part as he still needed proper recruitment in the summer to set up the way he wants.
"They need five new players straight away before you even think about the rest of it,” said Neville.
"You could field four players that are not at Manchester United anymore - Anthony Elanga, Marcus Rashford, Danny Welbeck and Scott McTominay behind them - they would do a lot better than the current players as a four up front,” added Neville in criticism of Amorim’s fielded front three of Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernades.
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Ruben Amorim’s response to Gary Neville
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The Manchester United coach hit back at Neville in defence of his players, drawing comparison to Manchester City.
"I understand that Gary Neville is critical about everything. I understand that we are having the worst season in history,” said Amorim.
“Manchester City won everything in the past, but this season they are struggling. So, we are not in the best of moments to give the best spectacle to fans. We are not fighting for the big things, it's different,” he added.
"I understand the critical aspect of the players who played in this game in a different way because they were fighting every time for the titles. It's a different context."
Amorim’s Manchester United face a crucial period in the coming week.
With United’s league position unlikely to secure them European football next season, their next best route is to win the Europa League. They face French side Lyon in the first leg of their quarter-final tie-on Thursday.