‘Desperate’ - Manchester United hit 'new low' in humiliating Brentford defeat, says Gary Neville

The situation at Manchester United is «desperate» and their humiliating defeat to Brentford was like watching men against boys, according to former Red Devils defender Gary Neville. Erik ten Hag’s side fell to a crushing 4-0 loss at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday, with all four goals coming before half-time.

Ad It marked a seventh consecutive away defeat for the 13-time Premier League winners, who finished the day bottom of the table for the first time in almost 30 years. Premier LeagueNeville hits out at 'people above' Man Utd boss Ten Hag for quiet transfer window07/08/2022 AT 19:43 Sky Sports pundit Neville, who described the game as like watching “men against Under-9s”, believes the start of the new campaign marks a new low for the fallen giants.

«I've been watching United for 42 years and I can't think of a moment where I've felt it was as bad as it was in that first half,” Neville said. “Today was a new low.

It seems continually that Manchester United can surpass their previous lows. When is the lowest low going to come? The reality of it is this is really, really bad.» Opinion: Man Utd have lurched from a crisis to a catastrophe after Brentford defeat Woeful Manchester United dismantled by ruthless Brentford Ballon d'Or organisers explain Messi shorlist snub, defend Ronaldo inclusion United, who finished sixth last season under the guidance of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then Ralf Rangnick, have started their Premier League campaign with back-to-back defeats to Brighton and Brentford, scoring one goal and conceding six.