Gary Neville and Roy Keane torn the first half of the Manchester derby, comparing the relentless meeting to a pre-season friend.
The two parties had trouble creating clear chances and recorded a single blow on the target each in a significantly flat atmosphere at Old Trafford.
Alejandro Garnacho could not turn a head to the goal after the welcoming delivery of Diogo Dalot while Kevin de Bruyne, who announced that he would leave City at the end of the season, folded the best opportunity of visitors directly in André Onana’s arms.
Unsurprisingly, the Sky Sports expert panel was distinctly not impressed and delivered an overwhelming evaluation of the show at the break.
Speaking on the co-arriving in the last stages of half, Neville said: “ Ruben) Amorim can be happier in the sense that the city is the best team, but I cannot imagine that he will be so happy. It is the Manchester derby. It was a little sympathetic.
“It is as if we arrived at a football point where the teams are afraid to death to give the ball. Everyone is so obsessed with the form that nothing happens in a lot of games. It must stop.
Experts torn the first half of the first half of a Manchester “ Amitic ” derby in Old Trafford
Kevin de Bruyne wrapped the best effort in the city of the first 45 minutes in a row in Andana
Roy Keane has torn into the presentation of both sides, urging the players to lift the atmosphere
Gary Neville was not also impressed and insisted that the teams are now afraid of losing the ball
“The excitement and beauty of the Premier League are push and energy, excitement and it was a little different.
“The 45 minutes were a non-entity. It is not good enough from one or the other team.
Keane was also disappointed with the two performances.
He said, “I look at the two teams and I think, they are obviously sitting there to dominate possession. United is seated as they normally do and probably look more at a threat of objective. It was a derby game and there is no energy in the stadium.
“I know that players have to produce something. I can’t believe this – it’s a friendly derby. This is a friendly derby.
“I used to play against City years ago when they were not a big team, but they would find themselves stuck and make a derby game. It’s just … it doesn’t have this feeling today.