Gary Neville has voiced his growing concerns over the state of Manchester United this season.
How many times have you read that sentence over the last decade?
Saturday’s dismal display at the Gtech Community Stadium has left Ruben Amorim with a record of 34 points from 33 games since taking the reins of the club last November.
United have suffered a whopping 17 Premier League defeats under the coach, three of which have come in the opening six fixtures of 2025/2026.
As a result, the Reds rounded off the weekend in 15th place on just seven points with a goal difference of minus four.
What’s in store for Amorim next?
It’s not as if things get any easier for Amorim from this point onwards, either.
United host newly-promoted Sunderland this Saturday afternoon in a 3pm kick-off, with the Black Cats sitting fifth-placed heading into the clash following a stellar run of results upon their return to the top flight.
Then, after the international break, Amorim’s men will travel to the ground they’ve struggled at more than any other for the last 10 years: Anfield.
Prior to their late, injury-time defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday, Liverpool had won seven successive games in all competitions, and remain atop the league table despite claiming no points last time out.
Neville ‘really worried’ about calamitous United
Reacting to United’s 3-1 loss to Brentford, Neville pulled no punches in his assessment of Amorim.
He told NBC at full-time: “I am very worried, there is no point in me sitting here and saying I’m not.
“The levels of performance, the results and the substitutions yesterday. I saw something at the end of the Grimsby game that they lost in the Carabao Cup a couple of weeks ago, which was Mason Mount ending up at left wing-back.
“We admire managers who are stubborn and resilient around their system, we want them to stick to their plan, but when you have Mason Mount playing at left-back, you are going to look pretty stupid.
“It has happened twice now and it can’t happen. The first time I thought it was unforgivable and yesterday it happened again.”
“He changes his back three and his back five every single game, and the performances and the results are just unacceptable,” Neville continued.
“I’m really, really worried. I would never go on television, as I know how difficult a manager’s job can be, and say a manager should be sacked, but I suspect the hierarchy at Manchester United are going to want to see a turnaround.”
Amorim brings on substitutions simply because it is allowed and other managers are doing it. He has no clue at all what the purpose is. That is why his substitutions make no sense. Most shocking is every time United are chasing a game he brings on Zirkzee and effectively reduces United to a 10 men.
Ah bollocks to giving Amorim more time. How much time does it take to rectify one mistake, his 3-4-3 system does not work. He has told the world that he won’t change this, ” not even for the pope” . This is sticking 2 fingers up at Ineos and the fans. SACK HIM NOW.
These fantastic fans deserve more than this, it’s disgraceful what managers get away with these days. He would be sacked from an amateur club for these results and stubbornness to change.
INEOS are as bad and fans are losing patience with them for the excuses they give, and prolonging his stay when everyone, except these so called experts know he will NOT bring this great club forward with this system, in this premiership. Even the biggest fool can see that Fernandes can’t do the job he is being asked to do, he just can’t play in a 2. The wing backs are ordinary defenders in a back 4. and are asked to play here to suit his system. The forwards are being starved of service because our midfield is being overrun with only 2 men (wrong men) here.
This is FACTS and INEOS can’t see it. But they still raise the ticket prices. Get off.