‘Players really doubting the system’ – Gary Neville makes honest admission after Manchester United defeat at Brentford | OneFootball

Gary Neville has delivered a scathing assessment of the current state of Manchester United under manager Ruben Amorim.

The former player turned pundit has admitted he is worried about United as he raised serious doubts about the club’s direction under Amorim.

The Red Devils slumped to their third defeat in six Premier League matches this season when Brentford condemned them to a 3-1 loss at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.

Neville was left disappointed with United’s performance, and said he felt the players were starting to doubt Amorim’s system.

He told Sky Sports: “I’m very worried.

“The performance that we saw and the result at Brentford means that you feel the Chelsea game was skewed by the sending off. You start to look at the Chelsea win less positively. That’s just football.

“I think there are a lot of United fans coming out of that ground last Saturday, including me, thinking Brentford away, Sunderland at home next week has a real opportunity to get nine points on the board, on the bounce, and then you’ll be well up in the top six or eight.

“But the Brentford game was a really poor performance and a real worry.

“I felt for the first time, just through instinct, watching it on the television, seeing players’ faces and body language, that there might be an element of players really doubting the system and what’s going on.

“There was something that happened in that game that I mentioned on my podcast two or three weeks ago that I said we couldn’t see again. I said that Mason Mount ended up at left wing-back.

“There’s sticking to your plan and then there’s your coach that’s got an idea and making sure that he delivers that idea and not flip flopping with his idea with players, which can sometimes undermine what you’re trying to achieve.

“But then when you’re putting Mason Mount at left wing-back – and he’s ended up at left wing-back again at Brentford in the last five minutes to the game – it starts to look awful.”

Amorim’s future at Old Trafford has become a centre of speculation following the Brentford defeat.

Reports suggest the club are already considering replacements, with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in direct contact with former England boss Gareth Southgate.

But United officials are adamant Amorim still retains the club’s support, BBC Sport.

However, their stance could quickly change if results don’t improve soon.

Despite significant summer investments, the Red Devils are sitting in 14th after registering just seven points from six matches.

Since taking over from Erik ten Hag in November last year, Amorim has recorded just nine victories in 33 league matches.

His system is clearly not working, but he refuses to adapt or change his tactics.

If Amorim fails to win the next home fixture against newly-promoted Sunderland, the club may be forced to pull the plug on his tenure.