Neville concern over future Man Utd personnel | Rangnick not to blame

Gary Neville questioned how many Manchester United players will be part of their plans next season after their humbling 4-1 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez struck derby doubles as City condemned their rivals to a chastening Manchester derby loss.

De Bruyne's early opener was superbly cancelled out by former City prospect Jadon Sancho, only for the Belgian to strike his second and Mahrez to grab a second-half double in a deserved win against Ralf Rangnick's side.

It was a rare Etihad Stadium defeat for United, whose hopes of a fourth straight away win on enemy turf in all competitions were hit inside five minutes when the hosts all too easily sliced them open and ended with the Premier League champions in cruise control as Pep Guardiola's leaders restored their six-point advantage over Liverpool at the top.

Speaking on the Gary Neville Podcast, he said: "We watch every team in the Premier League each week and we come away thinking they work hard and they try to be compact. We see they're organised and that they have a game plan.

"I've watched Manchester United from the beginning right the way to now, and even in the last two or three months where Rangnick has had a pretty good run of losing just once in a run of 15, but there have been games where the warning signs have been there and David de Gea has kept them in games.

"We knew this period was coming where they would play Atletico Madrid twice, Liverpool, Tottenham and Man City all in the space of a month. This was the first proper team they faced and they've been obliterated. It was no different to when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge and it's no reflection upon Rangnick.

"I don't put any blame on him for what's