- Rashford critical of Red Devils
- Neville responds to forward
- Man Utd start season with defeat
Rashford has said the Red Devils are in “no mans land” and “the transition hasn’t started” at the club after leaving to join Barcelona. Ruben Amorim has arrived as coach and oversaw a dismal 15th-place finish in the Premier League last season, as he attempts to implement his methods at Old Trafford. United have gone on sign Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Diego Leon and Benjamin Sesko in the summer transfer window in a bid to improve and challenge for silverware.
The Red Devils kicked off their 2025-26 Premier League season with a 1-0 defeat at home to Arsenal, although there were some positives for the hosts as new signings Mbeumo and Cunha both shone. Neville admitted he did see reasons for optimism in the performance while also having some strong words for Rashford after his recent comments.
Neville told Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football after being pressed on Rashford’s criticism of United: “Let’s ignore that, because I don’t want to go into Marcus Rashford comments tonight. He was there at the club for 10 years and had his opportunity to impact the club. Ruben Amorim, this year, I think will do a good job. Marcus should concentrate on Barcelona.”
The former Manchester United star also spoke about the Red Devils’ defeat to Arsenal, adding: “Yesterday was the first time I watched that formation out on Old Trafford, where I thought, ‘Right, we’ve got a chance here, that worked.’
“He’d brought in a few different players, he’d got [Mason] Mount back, introduced Luke Shaw at left centre-back, that helped and I think it was the first time, it’s a difficult, rare system, it needs specialists, but when you saw [Matheus] Cunha play, saw Mount play, saw Shaw at left centre-back – there was a balance! Casemiro looked a better player all of a sudden! Just straight away he looked a better player.”
Amorim’s United side head to Craven Cottage next to face Fulham in the Premier League and will be hoping to pick up their first points of the new season.
