- Gary Neville thought scoreline flattered Manchester United at Old Trafford
- He noted Jose Mourinho’s side are developing pattern of scoring late goals
- Neville added that United looked like the team that played on Thursday
Gary Neville thinks Manchester United’s 4-0 win against Everton ‘wasn’t a good performance’ despite the resounding scoreline.
After the match Neville said at times it looked like Jose Mourinho’s side had been the team to play in Europe on Thursday.
And in his punditry role for Sky Sports, he noted that there is a pattern developing whereby United are flattered by a flurry of late goals.
Gary Neville played down the Manchester United victory against Everton at Old Trafford
When asked if he if he thought it was a ‘very good Manchester United performance, he replied: ‘No it wasn’t a good performance, there’s a bit of a pattern building though in terms of getting in front and then being patient.
‘Sometimes they’re even retreating a bit with a couple of defensive substitutions. The other team then gets desperate and United score goals late on in the game.
Jose Mourinho’s side scored early but only put the game to bed with a flurry of late goals
‘It has happened two or three times now this season, I think Jose is renowned as being a patient coach and his team look like they have the maturity to be able to handle it.’
And the former England international believes despite the score, Mourinho will have some nagging worries.
‘He’ll be a little bit concerned about the goals they conceded at Stoke last week and the couple of big chances they conceded today because United haven’t played against the best teams in the league yet.’
