Soccer-United 'threw in the towel' say Neville and Keane

MANCHESTER, England – Former Manchester United captains Gary Neville and Roy Keane accused Ralf Rangnick’s staff of giving up in Sunday’s 4-1 derby defeat at Manchester Metropolis.

United had competed effectively within the first half, getting in 2-1 down on the break, however they regarded demoralised after Riyad Mahrez scored Metropolis’s third and that angle riled the 2 ex-skippers.

“Manchester United’s response to going 3-1 down has been embarrassing. Ninety-two % possession for Metropolis? They've given up,” Neville stated on Sky Sports activities.

“They're strolling across the pitch. It’s nowhere close to ok. There might be no complaints. Metropolis have been completely excellent. However as a Manchester United fan, it’s embarrassing.

“The scoreline isn’t the issue. It’s the response to going 3-1 down that’s the issue. They've thrown the towel in.

“On the finish of the sport, Manchester United completed like an absolute bathe. They had been a shame within the final 25 minutes.”

Fellow pundit Keane additionally targeted his criticism on the gamers somewhat than Rangnick’s resolution to play with midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba in assault.

“The supervisor might be criticised about his ways, however gamers not operating again while you’re enjoying for Man United is actually unacceptable,” he stated.

“They threw the towel wherein is shameful. You want character and persona while you’re up towards it and after the third objective, it was recreation over,” he added.

It was solely the second defeat within the Premier League for Rangnick since taking on after the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, however Neville stated United’s latest outcomes had been hiding the truth of their squad’s degree.

“For the previous two to a few months, United have been plastering over the injuries, enjoying towards sides that you just don’t must be at your greatest to get a end result. The one two groups they’ve performed from the highest eight, Metropolis and Wolves, have achieved them – and there’s just a few robust video games developing,” he stated.

“The dressing room isn’t damaged, however it isn’t far off. The proof is there. You discover out what it’s like when the going will get robust and quite a lot of them went lacking,” he stated.