Former Manchester United skipper, Gary Neville, has criticised the current squad for displaying complacency during their 1-0 loss to Everton on Monday night.
United were unable to capitalise despite the visitors being reduced to 10 men inside the first quarter of an hour, after Idrissa Gana Gueye received a straight red card. Rather than taking control, the Red Devils conceded the only goal of the encounter in the opening half when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall found the back of the net for Everton.
Speaking to newsmen, Neville condemned Ruben Amorim’s players for failing to show urgency, intensity, or the fight expected in such a crucial match.
“It’s complacency, and complacency will kill you. The minute that you think as a football player that you just have to turn up on that pitch and you’re Manchester United and you can play or any football club, you’re done.
“It just smelt of complacency. They weren’t at it from the beginning. That is a bad one for United.
“You can’t go from the fight that they showed in certain games to that. It just erodes confidence, it erodes trust. We’re trying to build a trust in a manager, we’re trying to build a trust in a team.”
Neville’s comments underline the growing concerns over Manchester United’s inconsistency, mentality, and performance levels in the Premier League this season—issues that could derail their push for stability under Amorim.
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