Gary Neville takes swipe at Ed Woodward with savage tweet after Manchester United defeat to Man City

07.03.2022 - 11:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Gary Neville hit out at recently departed chief executive Ed Woodward after Manchester United’s dismal 4-1 derby day defeat on Sunday.

Despite putting in a decent showing in the first half at the Etihad, United where thoroughly swept aside in the second half by Manchester City. Having fallen 2-1 down before the break thanks to a Kevin De Bruyne double either side of Jadon Sancho’s strike, a Riyad Mahrez brace saw the hosts ease to victory.

In truth, it could have been more for City, who simply dominated the second half as United failed to lay a glove on them. One particularly damning stat was flashed up by Sky Sports during the second half, showing the hosts had enjoyed 92 per cent of possession for the previous 15 minutes of the game.

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And, reacting to United’s defeat early on Monday morning, former captain Neville shared a screenshot of the stat with a withering putdown of the club’s former CEO. Woodward officially left his role with the club on February 1, with Richard Arnold taking over in the role.

“Still can’t get my head around that!” Neville wrote. “However City aren’t just better on the pitch.

“A new dawn for United with Richard Arnold as CEO and a new manager incoming but yesterday was a fitting memorial to the “Ed Woodward/Glazer“ last 10 years of mismanagement.”

Neville was also particularly critical of United’s players at the time the stat was shown, saying during his commentary: “Ninety-two per cent possession for City? They (United) have given up. I get the fact that it's hard, they are playing against a top team but they are walking around the pitch. It's nowhere near good enough.

“I don't think the