'Aged like milk': Gary Neville clip comparing Manchester United and Liverpool midfields comes back to haunt him

Gary Neville could be embarrassed after a clip resurfaced in which he claimed Manchester United had a better midfield than Liverpool.

The Red Devils were thrashed crystal Palace on Monday night in an embarrassing 4-0 beating of Erik ten HagThe midfield is being invaded.

casemiro had a nightmare at Selhurst Park, although he was at centre-back that night, while bricklayer assembly and Christian Eriksen were largely anonymous along with Kobbie Mainoo, with Bruno Fernandes missing through injury.

The performance showed everything that is wrong at Old Trafford at the moment, particularly in the engine room, and Man United may have to undergo a major overhaul in the summer to replace some players.

And fans were quick to remind Neville of a statement he made earlier in the season when talking about LiverpoolThe midfield.

Drawing a comparison, the Red Devils legend said: “When you look at real players, let's say United for example.

“You have Fernandes, Mount, Casemiro, Eriksen. I think Jurgen Klopp “He would change his midfield now for United's.”

Fans applauded Neville's prediction with one reading: “Long live @GNev2's prophecies, especially when it comes to Utd.”

Another joked: “But be fair, you didn't specify which United, you must have meant Hartlepool United.”

While a third said: “He is old as milk.”

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At that time, Liverpool's midfield had just been remodeled with Jordan Henderson and Fabinho leaving for Saudi Arabia.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and James Milner also left and were joined by Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo.

While the Reds may not have the perfect midfield and have their own problems, the players have certainly been better than those in the M62.

Liverpool sit third in the Premier League and Mac Allister stands out as a revelation under Klopp this season.

Meanwhile, Manchester United languish in eighth place with their summer signing Mount battling injuries, and has made just five starts in the Premier League this season.

And talkSPORT pundit Mark Goldbridge believes his club will need a major revamp in the summer.

He said: “I think when you look at the changes that INEOS are trying to make, what they can't do is what everyone else has done and just replace the manager and try to get a tune out of this collection of players who clearly, year after year , capitulate and surrender.

“So the recruitment is massive, real Madrid, Bayern Munich, there are many others, they have absolutely assaulted us over the years. I mean, if you look at Casemiro last night, I thought he was brilliant last season, this year, terrible.

“Real Madrid would have known what was coming, they knew that (Raphael) Varane was injury prone. Bayern Munich I knew with (Bastian) Schweinsteiger that his days were over, and it's just a horrible recruitment.

“Go to Crystal Palace like manchester united but going in as a big underdog really shows where we are as a football club. “Everyone is phoning up saying 'fire the manager', we've been there, we've done that, it's a much bigger problem than that.”