Gary Neville names four Man Utd players who should be doing a lot better than they are

Gary Neville wants to see four Manchester United players do better after their recent draw with Nottingham Forest.

Amad Diallo scored a stunning goal to rescue a point for the Red Devils at the City Ground on Saturday.

Alan Shearer has been impressed by Manchester United, who are now four games unbeaten in the Premier League this season.

However, dropping two points against a team who have won just one league match all season wasn’t ideal, and Gary Neville now wants more from four players.

Gary Neville wants more from four Manchester United players

Speaking on Tuesday’s episode of The Overlap Cricket, the ex-right-back outlined his wish to see more from Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt.

He said: “I think Maguire and De Ligt should be doing a lot better than they are. You can get the experience that those two have got.

“You know, De Ligt’s played a mountain of games at sort of different levels, the highest level. Harry’s played so many times for England.

“You’ve got midfield Casemiro and Bruno have got massive experience. Up front, they haven’t got the experience.

“But to me, that spine of Bruno and Casemiro and Maguire and De Ligt, it’s ageing but you should be doing a lot better at holding it all together than they do.”

Casemiro has improved under Ruben Amorim

While Neville was somewhat critical of the Brazilian, his work on the field has improved a great deal this season.

He scored against Forest and prior to the match, former Everton player Leon Osman explained the key Ruben Amorim change that has helped Casemiro.

Osman said: “Opposition midfielders, the likes of [Elliott] Anderson, could run all over somebody like Casemiro, who is ageing in that role.

“But United have sort of brought in the wide men, the distances are better. Casemiro is now having to only operate in 15-yard bursts, rather than 25-yard bursts.

“So, I think one of the reasons he is looking so good. I think the organisation of Manchester United has helped him in the last few weeks.”

Similarly, Amorim has praised Fernandes for stepping up as captain and wanting to take responsibility.

The perception of the midfielder outside of Old Trafford does seem to be a lot more negative, however.

Steve Sidwell questioned Man Utd’s leaders earlier this season, and though Peter Crouch mentioned Fernandes when speaking alongside the former Fulham ace, he did ponder exactly who in Utd’s dressing room would step up during tough moments.