Gary Neville: Michael Carrick has got to stop defending Man Utd players after lacklustre draw at Fulham
Gary Neville has publicly criticized Manchester United manager Michael Carrick for defending his players following a poor performance in a 1-1 draw against Fulham. Neville described the team's play as some of the worst he has witnessed, despite Carrick's insistence that the team's energy levels were sufficient.
Why it matters
High-profile criticism from influential pundits like Neville puts significant pressure on club management and players during periods of poor form in the Premier League.
Gary Neville has urged Michael Carrick to stop defending Manchester United players after another troubling performance in their draw at Fulham. <p>While on <em>Sky Sports </em>co-commentary, Neville described their start to the second half at Craven Cottage as "the worst 15 minutes I have ever seen Manchester United play".</p><p>In that time, Carrick's side conceded a horror own goal from Lisandro Martinez, before Matheus Cunha's late deflected strike avoided a third straight league defeat.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/fulham-vs-manchester-united/report/559488"><strong>Fulham 1-1 Man Utd - Report and highlights</strong></a></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/13565655/live-premier-league-table-2026-27-season-standings">Live Premier League table</a></strong> | <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/PLHLmatchreports"><strong>Watch FREE PL highlights</strong></a></li><li><strong>Got Sky?</strong> <strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles" target="_blank">Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</a>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink%5C%5C">Get Sky Sports</a></strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong><a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink%5C%5C">stream with no contract on NOW</a> 📺</strong></li></ul><p>The 1-1 draw followed losses to Manchester City last Sunday and a capitulation in the Carabao Cup third round against Brighton while there was a lack of urgency and energy at times from Man…
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