Gary Neville's damning assessment of Man Utd as he admits "we've gone past anger"
Gary Neville believes Manchester United supporters’ anger has given way to boredom, after another frustrating home display in the Premier League.
Ralf Rangnick’s side’s 1-1 draw at Old Trafford to Leicester City means the Reds are now on the verge of ending the current campaign outside of the Champions League places. United’s home defeat to Atletico Madrid just before the international break ended any feint hopes of silverware this season.
However, they are in serious danger of finishing outside of the top four, as they now find themselves languishing in seventh position, three points away from fourth placed Arsenal. And Neville suggested United fans' feelings have “gone past anger” due to the fact their issues have been ongoing for the last ’10 years’.
“You know, I’ve spoken in the last couple of weeks about a new manager coming in and everything thinking, ‘It’s all okay, we’ll go again,” Neville said to Sky Sports.
“We’ve been here for 10 years and it’s tough. That was a really tough watch, that today. I’m not angry, I don’t think any Manchester United fans left this ground angry tonight because we’ve gone probably past anger, we’re just flat.
We’re bored and there was nothing there today. I don’t feel sorry for the players but those players out on the pitch, I do genuinely believe players care, but they lack direction and that comes from the very top.
“I said two weeks ago, the owners have had 10 years post- Sir Alex Ferguson to try and work this out. You know, they’re trying to run a football club by Zoom.
“And they have been trying to run a football club by Zoom before Zoom even existed because they’ve not been here, [they’ve worked] through conference calls. Ultimately, there needs to be something that