'Schoolboy, mad, senseless' - Gary Neville's damning Manchester United verdict

Former captain Gary Neville lambasted Manchester United's performance following Sunday's 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Old Trafford, describing their style of play as 'mad'.

United were outclassed in the first half, failing to register a single shot, meaning they were fortunate to reach half-time just 1-0 down. However, after Bruno Fernandes had capitalised on a Jarell Quansah mistake to bring them level, Kobbie Mainoo completed an unlikely turnaround, putting United 2-1 ahead with 67 minutes played.

But just as they did against Brentford and Chelsea, United conceded late on to squander maximum points, with Mohamed Salah tucking home a penalty after Aaron Wan-Bissaka was deemed to have tripped Harvey Elliott. Liverpool then pushed for a winner, spurning a great chance through Luis Diaz late on. Neville, who was on co-commentary duty for Sky Sports, frequently described the contest as 'chaos' over the course of the afternoon.

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

"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