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Gary Neville was encouraged by Manchester United’s 3-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, but was left frustrated that it has taken them so long to do ‘what you see from every other team in the Premier League.’
The Red Devils bounced back from their 5-0 loss to Liverpool last weekend impressively, with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford giving them a comfortable win in north London.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer changed things up for the trip to the capital, switching to a 5-3-2 formation, playing Ronaldo and Cavani up front together for the first time.
It worked going forward, but it also worked in defence as Spurs failed to produce a single shot on target over the match. United also looked considerably more solid than they did last Sunday, although Spurs offered considerably less threat than Liverpool.
Neville was clearly pleased to see his former side get the three points, but cannot see why it has taken them 10 games of the Premier League season to find a system that works for them.
‘I’m stunned that it’s taken six, seven, eight weeks of really bad performances and inept attitude to defending without the ball,’ Neville told Sky Sports.
‘Why has it taken the manager to be on the brink of the sack? Why has it taken the 5-0 defeat by Liverpool to get into a shape and look like they’re half intent to work without the ball?
‘What we saw today, to be fair, was what you see from every other team in the Premier League. Every other team in the Premier League do. Burnley do, so why don’t Manchester United have to do it?
‘I don’t know why it’s taken so long for the coaching staff to demand that from the players or the players to step up and do it but it shouldn’t have to take that much. But they’ve done something…
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Source : metro
