Gary Neville has spoke about Manchester United's draw with Ipswich
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Gary Neville spots Man United 'red flags' and issue Ruben Amorim must fix

26 Nov 2024, 18:30 by Mark Wakefield · Manchester Evening News

Gary Neville has explained why Ruben Amorim will be fully aware of the 'red flags' at Manchester United.

Amorim's reign as United head coach began on Sunday with a 1-1 draw away at Ipswich Town. The stalemate leaves United in 12th place in the Premier League table and will next face Everton in the top flight after taking on Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League.

Before Amorim's appointment, United had won just three of their first 10 Premier League matches this season, as well as four defeats. The draw with Ipswich still leaves United in the bottom half of the Premier League table but just six points adrift of the top four spots.

Neville was asked if he spotted any concerns with individual performances from some United players at Portman Road. The United legend explained why Amorim will now have spotted some of the issues that need addressing.

"The red flags that were there yesterday would have been there probably for the last few months and the last season and a half of a team that are very difficult to actually like watching," Neville said on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football.

"And I say that with respect because I genuinely do believe what Ruben Amorim said at the end of the game. No football player goes out onto the pitch and wants to lose or doesn't want to win or, work hard or do well.

"They don't want criticism. But you watch them play, even yesterday, the new system, and you look at Ipswich, who are very near the bottom of the league, who look more organized, better coached. They look like they've got more appetite for the game, more enthusiasm.

"And that's a constant and has been a constant, not just obviously on Sunday, but a constant for the last year-and-a-half, two years, three years. So we got to a situation where these group of players, to be honest with you, have created a pattern for themselves and become what they are.

"And not just a red flag yesterday, because the same things that we've seen in the last six to eight months, ten months, we saw yesterday with Ruben Amorim being the manager, he saw it as well.

"He [Amorim] obviously knew how big a job this was, but he'll have recognized it yesterday."

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