Jamie Carragher teases Gary Neville after Man United’s defeat to Crystal Palace – as the ex-Red Devils defender’s old comments comparing Erik ten Hag’s midfield to Liverpool’s overhaul…and no have NOT aged well!
Jamie Carragher has mocked Gary Neville’s claims at the start of the season that Manchester United have better midfield options than Liverpool.
It came after Erik ten Hag’s side were beaten 4-0 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, compounding the woes of what has been a dismal campaign for the Red Devils – who have only won ‘only once in their last six Premier League matches.
The result raised alarms over the future of the Man Untied boss, with questions over his tactics after Palace forced their way through the middle of United’s midfield, with Michael Olise scoring twice before Jean- Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell followed with goals later.
After the match, Carragher gave Neville’s former team the boot, saying they were “one of the most poorly coached teams in the Premier League” and criticized Casemiro, urging him to “stop it” .
Neville, meanwhile, said before the start of the season that he believed Jurgen Klopp would swap Liverpool’s midfield options for those of Ten Hag.
Jamie Carragher (right) teased Gary Neville (left) over his Man United comments
Carragher reposted a video of Neville making the comments after United were beaten 4-0.
Speaking on Overlap, he said: “When you look at real players, let’s take United as an example; Bruno Fernandes, Mason Mount, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen. I think Jurgen Klopp would now swap his midfield for United’s.
Carragher was quick to remind Neville of his comments, reposting footage of the former United defender making the bold statement on X (formerly Twitter).
His comments came at the start of the season, as Klopp looked to rebuild his midfield following the departures of Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, James Milner and Fabinho.
Liverpool then signed Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis MacAllister, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo – spending more than £140m on the quartet – after missing out on targets Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
United, meanwhile, failed to sign Mount for £60 million for much of the season, amid a series of soft tissue injuries that saw him miss almost 30 games in all competitions this season.
Casemiro has also been absent for periods this season and has not been up to his form in his final season at Real Madrid.
Much of United’s woes this season have been linked to their inability to get back and stop teams higher up the pitch, and without key star Fernandes in midfield on Monday night, the Red Devils’ performance fell into disrepair. below average.
It was the seventh time this season that United had lost after conceding three or more goals, and Carragher had no hesitation in assessing Casemiro.
“I said at half-time that he (Ten Hag) had to bring Casemiro off,” Carragher said.
The defeat further compounds the misery of a torrid season for Manchester United.
Neville claimed Bruno Fernandes (left) and Casemiro (right) would join Klopp’s Liverpool
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Klopp’s team, meanwhile, had an excellent season, despite dropping out of the title race.
“I know he has kids on the bench, but I think Casemiro, very serious, should know tonight as an experienced player that he only has three games left at the highest level. The next two games championship and the cup final (FA).
Carragher hailed the midfielder as one of the greatest of the modern era, having played alongside greats like Toni Kroos and Luka Modric at Real Madrid, winning five Champions League titles.
He added: “But I always remember something when I retired myself, there was a saying I always remember as a footballer, ‘leave football before football leaves you “.
“Football has left him at this next level, he needs to stop this level of football and move on.”
