Gary Neville believes only one current Manchester United star is good enough to make the cut in Tottenham Hotspur’s starting lineup.
A depleted United squad travelled to North London on the weekend and returned empty-handed after suffering defeat at the hands of Ange Postecoglou’s men thanks to James Maddison’s solitary strike. This defeat saw the Red Devils plummet to a horrifying 15th place in the table.
Nevertheless, Neville is hardly surprised by the outcome, as he believes Spurs have the superior squad. The legendary Man Utd captain thus delivered a brutal assessment, suggesting that Bruno Fernandes is the only current Red who is good enough to break into Tottenham’s first XI.
“You’d want to have Bruno in there, Maybe Amad, but to be honest with you, you’ve got [Dejan] Kulusevski or Amad, I’ll be honest with you, I think I’d be going with Kulusevski,” said Neville during his appearance on Sky Sports.
“Every single Tottenham player, probably barring one, if they were all available, is better than every single Manchester United player. And that’s not being emotional, it’s not ranting anymore, we’ve gone past that now.
“It’s just really sad that’s where Manchester United are currently at. But these players, is that the level that you thought those players were at, the Manchester United squad players were at, when they were signed?
“No. It’s what happens to them when they get here. And we’ve seen players the other way, when they’ve left, actually start to thrive again.”
Neville believes the circumstances on and off the pitch aren’t helping the players thrive at the moment.
“What’s happening in the club at this moment in time, there’s a lot of redundancies off the pitch, there is a lot of uncertainty on the pitch.
“They’ve had a manager sacked this season already, it’s not easy to perform in that environment. It’s been the same for 10 years and it’s still not changing at this moment in time.
“Hopefully in the next two or three years, Ruben Amorim is given the time to be able to build a successful team and squad. But every single Tottenham player gets into their first XI.”
Gary Neville lays ways to Man Utd squad, insists Spurs are utterly superior
Once again, the 50-year-old noted that several players are finding it hard to adapt to Amorim’s 3-4-3 system which requires ‘specialists’.
“It’s a peculiar system, 3-4-3. It’s a system where you’ve got to find two midfield players who are good enough to play with each other and cover a lot of ground.
