Gary Neville blasts Man Utd stats as "fitting memorial to Woodward and Glazers"

Gary Neville blasted Manchester United's dire possession stats from their defeat against Manchester City in the early hours of Monday morning – before slamming recent leadership off the pitch.

The eight-time Premier League-winning former defender was uncompromising in his criticism of his former side on Sunday (March 6) during and after their 4-1 defeat.

The following morning, Neville had another look at the fixture and in particular the statistic that showed United having just 8 per cent of the ball for a 15-minute second-half period.

Not only calling out the players, the former England international took aim at co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer as well as former executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

Alongside a grab of the possession stat, Neville wrote: "Still can’t get my head around that!

"However City aren’t just better on the pitch.

"A new dawn for United with Richard Arnold as CEO and a new manager incoming but yesterday was a fitting memorial to the “Ed Woodward/Glazer“ last 10 years of mismanagement."

City had ripped their local rivals to shreds in a hugely one-sided second half at the Etihad on Sunday, with Riyad Mahrez adding two goals to Kevin De Bruyne's first-half brace which came either side of Jadon Sancho's equaliser.

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Neville had said on Sky Sports: "Manchester United's response to going 3-1 down has been embarrassing. Ninety-two per cent possession for City?

"They have given up. They are walking around the pitch. It's nowhere near good enough.

"There can be no complaints. City have been absolutely outstanding. But as a Manchester United fan, it's embarrassing.

"City played brilliantly in the second half. But the effort and intensity from United in the last 20 minutes was non-existent.

"The scoreline isn't the problem. It's the response to going 3-1 down that's the problem. They have thrown the towel in.

"At the end of the game, Manchester United finished like an absolute shower. They were a disgrace in the last 25 minutes."

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