Roy Keane and Gary Neville criticized Manchester United after their 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Chelsea hit the post in the 14th minute when Noni Madueke should have scored from a corner, but teammate Wesley Fofana headed it wide. Manchester UnitedMeanwhile, they almost took the lead just before the break when Marcus Rashford hit the crossbar as he connected with Bruno Fernandes’ cross to the far post.

Alejandro Garnacho wasted a good chance minutes before Rasmus Hojlund was intercepted by Casemiro in the box and fouled by Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez.

Fernandes stepped up and sent Sanchez the wrong way to put United ahead.

However, United’s lead only lasted four minutes when Moisés Caicedo, arguably Chelsea’s best player that day, volleyed into the bottom corner after Casemiro had half-cleared a corner.

The home team had a chance to win the game, with Garnacho sending a good shot over the bar and Fernandes taking advantage of a clear opportunity.

Lisandro Martinez was lucky to stay on the field when he hit Cole Palmer on the knee after the Chelsea playmaker had passed the ball over his head. The VAR decided not to convert his yellow card to a red because he did not make enough contact to seriously injure Palmer.

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In sky sports During coverage of the match, former United defender Neville reacted to some failed pressure from his former team by labeling them “clueless” in this key area of ​​the game.

Neville added that United are the “worst team in the league” when it comes to pressing, as their forwards and midfielders are very disjointed.

This is just one of several problems that Erik ten Hag’s replacement, Rubén Amorim, will have to solve when he arrives at United on November 11.

When asked about work amorim What he faces and what he will think, Keane, Neville’s former United team-mate, added: “He should have signed a longer contract. There is a long road back for this team.

“I know a manager is coming in and you hope he gets more out of this group, but this is an average United team. All the statistics back it up.

“You don’t know what you’re going to get with them. They could have won the game, but you also think there’s a good chance they’ll lose it. It’s unpredictable.

“It’s not good. I hate using the word…boring seems a bit strong. The lack of conviction in the possibilities. They seemed to have more opportunities when the game was open.

“But I was really disappointed, it was so flat. The fans must be disappointed. From the coach’s point of view, this team is a long way from being in the top four again and competing.”

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Meanwhile, the Portuguese press claims that Two clubs agreed to pay Amorim’s termination clause at Sporting CP before signing a contract with United.

It is claimed that West Ham United and Saudi club Al-Nassr were interested in landing Amorim in the past.

West Ham held talks with the 39-year-old earlier this year as they looked to replace David Moyes, while Al-Nassr hoped to make a statement by taking him to the Middle East.

But Amorim missed the chance to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr, while he could not reach an agreement on a project with West Ham.

Instead, United paid Sporting Amorim’s full €10m (£8.4m/$10.9m) exit clause, and also sent the Portuguese giants an extra €1m for his backroom staff.

Elsewhere, CaughtOffside They claim Amorim could aim to do something big with his first United signing by seriously improving their winger ranks.

Amorim is believed to be a big admirer of Napoli ace Khvicha Kvaratskheliavalued at 90 million pounds (107.2 million euros / 116.7 million dollars).

Napoli wants to keep the forward, although United could take advantage of an “impasse” in their contractual negotiations.