Gary Neville unleashed a brutal assessment of Manchester United’s performance against Brentford.
On Saturday, United looked to have delivered a smash-and-grab victory over relegation-threatened Brentford when Mason Mount netted an injury-time goal.
However, Thomas Frank’s side, who had been dominant throughout, scored a deserved 99th-minute equaliser to see United languish eight points adrift of fifth-placed Tottenham and 11 behind fourth-placed Aston Villa.
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Speaking on Sky Sports Neville said: "I watched them last night and couldn't believe what I was watching. I thought they would put a bit of pressure on Tottenham and Villa in the run-in. It's actually really difficult to play that badly.
"Really, it is, you know? I can't think of any point in that game, maybe the first few minutes, where they did anything well at all. It was a horrible performance to the point where when Mason Mount scored, I think we may have had to start a petition to give Brentford two points back.
"It was an absolute robbery. But then Brentford score. I can't explain that performance, I've no idea where it comes from. Very worrying that you can go to that level of low. You know you can play badly in football, you know you sometimes don't feel quite right.
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"But that was a dismal, dismal effort in an attempt to play football, in an attempt to work as hard as you possibly can. When you give the ball away, their reaction is non-existent. They really are one of the worst teams out of possession."
Neville compared United’s performance to that of Arsenal, who pressed and harried Manchester City in a goalless top-of-the-table clash on Sunday.
The former United skipper continued: "What we've seen from Arsenal today, the levels of defending compactness, the work ethic of all the front players to be a cohesive unit and defend together, there's none of that [from United].
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"I'm not saying the defenders or midfield players are blameless because they could do a lot better themselves. But there's just not a unity at all. There's no idea of how to defend or how to play without the ball.
"Just worrying signs that you can get to that level of low in a performance. You think back to before the international break and where Manchester United were at. They had one of the most incredible moments and should be absolutely bouncing into Brentford.
"But then we saw what we saw. They won't be that bad next week [when they play Liverpool], they can't be that bad. But if Liverpool do their jobs next week then Manchester United are going to be in a lot of trouble. There will be something different, it can't get any worse."
Topics: Manchester United, Gary Neville, Brentford, Premier League, Football, Erik Ten Hag, Mason Mount
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