Gary Neville labeled Manchester United as embarrassing while Roy Keane said that five or six players should not be allowed to play for the club again. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyadh Mahrez both scored braces with Jadon Sancho scoring a consolation goal in the first half. It was another blow to their Premier League top-four hopes, especially a shocking second-half performance where they could not muster a single shot.
“They are walking around the pitch. It’s nowhere near good enough. There can be no complaints. City has been absolutely outstanding. But as a Manchester United fan, it’s embarrassing,” former Manchester United defender Gary Neville said. “City played brilliantly in the second half. But the effort and intensity from United in the last 20 minutes were 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.”
“The worst thing that you could say about United is that they gave up,” Roy Keane said. “In any game, if you give up, it’s unforgivable really. The beauty of top-level sport is that there’s no hiding place. I know United has done well there in the last few years, but we saw all of United’s shortcomings today. Man City was very good in the second half, but there are ways to lose football matches. You’ve got players not putting in performances and players not running back. They stopped running and they gave up. I don’t understand it.”
