'Are you winding me up here?' says Gary Neville as he spots Micah Richards' reaction to his Man Utd analysis | 1H9I53P | 2024-03-04 09:08:01
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring after ten minutes
GARY NEVILLE requested Micah Richards "are you winding me up" as he was quizzed by his fellow pundit after Manchester United's derby loss to Metropolis.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring after ten minutes of the grudge match at the Etihad.
However Phil Foden's double and a late Erling Haaland strike turned the game round for the Premier League champions.
Neville was quick to insist that United's top-four hopes have been nonetheless intact, despite falling 11 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa.
He even claimed the performance was "one of the best defensively from a self-discipline perspective in Erik ten Hag's entire period at United".
Nevertheless, he added: "In a perfect world they might be 20 to 30 yards further forward up the pitch, enjoying as compact as that. They have been actually at the edge of their field.
"Rashford and Garnacho obtained so deep, they couldn't then rise up the pitch.
"But there's something there as we speak that meant they've addressed the carnage, gaps and chaos in midfield over the previous few month."
That's when former Metropolis star Richards spotted his alternative to play host.
First he quizzed Nev about his "confidence", then concerning the impression of Luke Shaw's damage absence.
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And, as precise Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates tried to get a word in, Neville joked: "Is he winding me up right here?"
Unperturbed, Neville went on: "Some games after United, I've thought, 'What the hell is that?'
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> "A minimum of at present I noticed that there was a plan and there was actual attention to detail on how they have been going to defend.
"So in the present day I feel is something you should purchase into more when it comes to how they appeared as a result of typically in the previous few weeks you assume, 'What they doing? The place are all of them?'"
However former United captain Roy Keane was no so impressed.
Keane interjected: "However that's where the standards have dropped. You're virtually praising them, they've misplaced.
"The rationale you're at Manchester United is to carry out in the huge video games and to compete towards Man Metropolis and Liverpool.
"However no, we're sitting right here going, 'I assumed they carried out alright, higher form.'
"They obtained crushed Three-1 and the last half an hour they have been just hanging in there, they couldn't get in a kick."
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