Premier League: Gary Neville point out three problematic areas for Man Utd

Premier League: Gary Neville point out three problematic areas for Man Utd

The Man Utd team was overrun in the center of the pitch, where there were starts for Andreas Pereira and Fred. For the majority of the clash with Sheffield United on Sunday going 2-0 down to strikes from John Fleck and Lys Mousset:

Gary Neville has identified three problem areas Manchester United have struggled with over the last 10 years. Football fans can book Premier League Football Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

The former Manchester United right-back was asked to run the rule over United's teams and pick his best XI of the decade. And he identified where the side has struggled in recent times. United have failed to win a Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013.

And Neville thinks three key areas have left them down in keeping up with their rivals. Neville highlights both full-back slots and central midfield as areas that need improvement.

“Right-back has been a real problematic position for Manchester United from the time when I left,” he said when picking his team of the decade for Sky Sports.

Antonio Valencia is the one who made the position his own over the last 10 years it is too early for Aaron Wan-Bissaka.”

Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic is the best Manchester United center-back partnership of all time, let alone the last decade. Left-back has similarly been a problem position for Manchester United Ashley Young, Luke Shaw, Matteo Darmian, Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind have all played there it is been like the waltzers!

Saying about Patrice Evra

Patrice Evra was a remarkable left-back and he gets in because of his excellence at the start of the era. Manchester United has not had the quality in the center or left of midfield they had in the early part of the decade.

Paul Scholes is my beloved Manchester United player forever Ryan Giggs is the most decorated and Michael Carrick was a nameless hero for many years that retained everyone else ticking over. Those three are front runners because of their roles in the title victories at the start of the era.

On the right, I have gone for Marcus Rashford because he is the one player in the last four to five years that has come in and looks like he could perform in any Manchester United squad over the previous 25 years.

Neville’s team also included David Gea in goal and Wayne Rooney up front with Robin van Persie.

Manchester United of the current day is lacking some spark and even with Paul Pogba back from injury they need a big January window to improve their situation. United are eighth in the Premier League seven points behind Chelsea in fourth and 24 behind leaders Liverpool who have played a game fewer.

They face Newcastle today having lost to bottom club Watford last week and know another poor result will increase the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Manchester United were poised to leap to fifth in the Premier League table had they held on for the win in Yorkshire, but they ended the weekend in ninth. Solskjaer's side goes to Astana in the Europa League on Thursday afternoon.

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