Erik ten Hag had a vision for Man United in 2022 - but 'mad' Gary Neville verdict says it all

Perched on the Old Trafford gantry on Sunday, Gary Neville set about attacking Manchester United's style of play following his former club's 2-2 draw with Liverpool.

Despite being just minutes away from securing a second win over their arch rivals in the space of just three weeks, United produced another performance that left supporters asking yet more questions about Erik ten Hag's future and what is his team's style of play. Despite equally sharing four goals, United registered just nine shots to Liverpool's 28.

Neville, speaking on his Sky Sports podcast, said: "Manchester United's style of play and the way they play is mad. Some of the things you see out there, you wouldn't see at schoolboy level.

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"Their structure, at times, defensively goes from being in shape and being okay and then they can go to all of a sudden emptying the whole of midfield. Players press on their own without the rest of their teammates going with them.

"You have players in front of the ball at throw-ins and the ball gets thrown in behind towards the back-four. All of the things that you see as, if you like, the easiest things in football to do, Manchester United do really badly. They are so easy to play against.

"Liverpool had 15 shots in that first half. You can't really coach that type of performance. You are just relying on individual moments, luck, goalkeepers making saves and defenders making blocks. That's what we've seen from United today."

The way in which United's goal is relentlessly peppered with shots week after week is unsustainable, just as one win in their last six Premier