Manchester United legєɴԀ Gary Neville has criticised their “scruffy” start to the season and urged the club to make two more signings before the transfer window slams shut.
United have picked up six points from their first three games of the season, beatingWolvesandNottingham Forestbut losing toTottenham. Neville believes both Wolves and Forest will feel “really hard done by” to not have beaten United and that slow starts are now becoming a pattern under Erik ten Hag.
The Red Devils lost their first two games last season toBrightonand Brentford before finding some form and Neville has warned United they need to find their feet ahead of a huge game againstArsenalthis weekєɴԀ.
Speaking on theGary Neville Podcast, the former United captain said: “You always feel with United under Erik ten Hag, they’re not fluid at all at this stage in the season. In fact, they’ve been really scruffy in the first couple of weeks.
“You think about the Wolves game where Wolves were really unlucky not to get a victory. Nottingham Forest will feel really hard done by and obviously they got beat by Tottenham. But they’ve got a next Sunday at Arsenal which is going to be really interesting because Arsenal slipped up [drawing 2-2 with ten-manFulham].
“For United, it isn’t quite going for them yet. It isn’t quite happening, but they’ve put six points on the board and that’s quite important. Two tough away games with Tottenham and now Arsenal next and if they hadn’t won those home games I think they’d be under pressure.”
The game against Arsenal will take place two days after the transfer window closes and Neville believes United need to sign a left-back and a midfielder, having already spent big on Rasmus Hojlund,Mason Mountand Andre Onana this summer.
