Gary Neville spots one issue which could block Man United Champions League qualification

Gary Neville believes Manchester United's lack of professionalism during matches could cost them a place in next season's Champions League if they are not careful.

United started the clash in Bedfordshire on fire with Rasmus Hojlund bagging a quickfire brace inside seven minutes. Following Carlton Morris' header on 14 minutes, things started to unravel slightly for the Reds as they lost their rhythm.

Erik ten Hag's team managed to regroup after the interval and saw the game out as United moved to within five points of the top four and just three points behind fifth-placed Tottenham. However, on his Sky Sports podcast, Neville admitted there are areas of United's game which are troublesome.

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"United don’t seem to be able to put together a real… professional, I think is the right word, performance," he explained. "In the second half, it was more professional but in the first half for 25 minutes they just lost their discipline and started giving fouls away, they had two players booked who were so close to red cards that they needed to be taken off.

"So it was a scruffy first half after such a brilliant start and I am not quite sure why we have these huge peaks and troughs; not just from game to game but within games and not just within games but within halves of games. We just see huge fluctuations in performance and that’s the frustrating bit because they can be really good when they are good and breathtaking when they play in five or ten-minute periods but then it seems to just dip."

While traditionally only the top four in England are guaranteed a place in the Champions League for