Man Utd legend savages four players and owners in scathing rant

 One of Manchester United’s most successful defenders from any era, Gary Neville, has claimed that the four individuals who ended Sunday’s 4–4 draw with Aston Villa in defense “will get you relegated.” And that wasn’t even his most damning verdict in an impassioned rant which will resonate with many in Manchester.

Unfazed by the two stoppage-time goals which snatched a point for his boyhood club, Neville was left to lament the destructive defensive display put forth by those in red. Diogo Dalot somehow escaped a name-check despite switching off in the opening 59 seconds before completing a ruinous outing with a second-half penalty concession.

Neville’s ire was instead saved for Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu as the quartet who concluded Sunday’s bonkers contest.

“The defenders that finished that game will get you relegated,” the retired right back scoffed on NBC Sports.

Dorgu can perhaps feel hard done by to find himself in this bracket of blame; the versatile wide man delivered the assist for Joshua Zirkzee to make it 4–3 before heading in the equalizer himself during an effective half-hour cameo. Justifications for his teammates are harder to come by.

Yoro has found himself at far too many crime scenes in recent weeks, committing a bizarre error in the humbling at the hands of Bournemouth before trying his best to score an own goal against Villa which resulted in their fourth strike of the night. In the face of this evidence, Michael Carrick insisted that the 20-year-old has “got a really big future.”

Similar hopes are harbored for Heaven, although his dire showing against Roma would suggest that his potential is yet to be realized.

That Mazraoui is still a regular for United is damning in its own way. The third most valuable club on the planet has not paid money for a defender since the 28-year-old was signed from Bayern Munich more than two years ago. United’s new austerity transfer policy has been a piecemeal approach, with the frontline bolstered in 2025 before last summer’s midfield revamp. Neville is clearly of the opinion that some focus is owed to the rearguard.