Ruben Amorim hit back at Gary Neville after Manchester United legend hit out at the lack of passion on show against Manchester City.
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Neville disappointed in Manchester derbyAmorim hit back at Man Utd legendOld Trafford clash ends in goalless draw Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty Images SportWHAT HAPPENED?
After United's drab goalless draw in the Manchester derby on Sunday at Old Trafford, club legend Neville slammed both teams for their lack of passion and also took aim at Amorim's tactics of playing a low block as he accused the Portuguese coach of copying predecessors Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag.
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Speaking on , the pundit said: "From a United perspective, I get why he's gone deep, I get why he's gone back into a low block, but that's what we've seen from Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Erik ten Hag, they've all come in with the intention of playing high-press, high-energy football, but all end up going back to a low block in big games. I do understand why Ruben Amorim's done that today, with the players he's got, because he hasn't got the players to adapt.
"They need five new players, Manchester United, straight away before you even think about the rest of it. The three up front are not good enough, the two behind and the one, and the two wing-backs, they're not good enough. They need five players, they need to serve him with five players who are good enough in this system to be able to play his system the way he wants."
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Amorim, too, did not hold back as he slammed the club legend for being overly critical after every game. At his pre-match press conference, the 40-year-old manager said: "I understand everything. I understand that Gary Neville is critical about everything, so I understand that part. I understand that we are in the moment that we are doing the worst season in history. Manchester City won everything in the past, this season, is struggling.
"We are not in the best moments to give the best spectacle to every fan. When we are not fighting for the big things, of course, it's different. But you have to look at the context of the game, and I understand the critical aspect of the players that played in this game in a different way because they were fighting every time for the titles, so it's a different context."
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Amorim's side will be next seen in action on April 10 as they take on Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final fixture away from home.
