Gary Neville's comments about Manchester United are 'absurd' and 'ridiculous' – Tottenham are simply a better team
Manchester United legend Gary Neville should be embarrassed by his exaggerated assessment following his beloved team's 3-0 defeat to Tottenham.
That is the opinion of the former owner of Crystal Palace Simon Jordanwho insists the Sky Sports expert's comments were “absurd” and “ridiculous.”
Neville was furious at the Red Devils' home exhibition against the Spursleaving United languishing in 12th place after losing half of their six Premier League games this season.
After the final whistle, he said: “The big story today is in the first half.
“You can't say it came out of nowhere because manchester united They have been inconsistent all season.
“But they have chosen to give their worst performance, their worst possible performance.
“It was an absolutely disgusting performance in that first half in terms of effort, quality, everything you want in a football team.
“And there will be questions to answer for that group (of players) and the coach next week.”
talkSPORT co-host Jordan has since criticized Neville's heated reaction, insisting Erik ten HagThe men simply stumbled upon a burst of form from Spurs.
Speaking on the White and Jordan show, he said: “It’s interesting isn’t it?
“People get very critical, apparently our agenda in this studio is to constantly berate Ten Hag.
“However, I hear the comments of Gary Nevilleand the language used is absurd.
“It's not a disgusting performance, it's a poor performance.
“But when you have the Manchester United people, they are the first to get very touchy every time someone says something about Manchester United, going full speed ahead about the nature of the performance.
“It was a bad performance against a very good Tottenham On the other hand, it wasn't disgusting, it wasn't hateful… it's ridiculous.”
Intervening, Arsenal Invincible Martin Keown stated: “You may feel disgusted by the performance.
“But it wasn't an unpleasant performance.”
United's defeat to Spurs led to many fans calling for Ten Hag to be sacked, just months after he signed a contract. new contract at Old Trafford having guided the club to FA Cup glory.
But talkSPORT understands that the Dutchman's immediate future is not in danger and is safe at least for the next two games.
Next Thursday night United face a potentially tough away clash at Porto in the Europa League. live on talkSPORT.
And then they travel to the Midlands to face Aston Villa on Sunday in their final clash before the October international break.