adminLONDON. — Former Manchester United full-backs Gary and Phil Neville have slammed the club’s “garbage” defending after Sunday’s crushing 4-0 defeat to Chelsea in the English Premier League. They also ripped into United’s high-priced midfield, which included 89 million pounds signing Paul Pogba, after N’Golo Kante was able to waltz through them for Chelsea’s fourth goal.
United manager Jose Mourinho blamed “incredible defensive mistakes” for the humiliating defeat on his return to Stamford Bridge, where he won three Premier League titles in two stints in charge.
“For the fourth goal, (Ander) Herrera and Paul Pogba there, I think it’s absolutely scandalous,” Phil Neville was quoted as saying by dailymail.co.uk.
Gary, now a Sky Sports pundit, said: “They are like mannequins in those red shirts. He (Kante) has walked through 130 million pounds of midfield. It’s absolutely garbage defending.” In addition to a porous defence and trampled-over midfield, target man Zlatan Ibrahimovic looked off the pace, leaving 18-year-old Marcus Rashford to do too much work. — Reuters.
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