Sky Sports' Gary Neville reacted with dismay to a dismal Manchester United performance in the 2-0 loss to Newcastle. This is what Neville said live on co-commentary...
Sky Sports pundit Neville was on co-commentary at Old Trafford and witnessed another abject display from his former side.
Here is how the Man Utd legend reacted as the match unfolded in front of him...
"You can't go from where they are currently to an amazing performance. I get that completely.
"But what I would say is that you still need to see glimpses of things that you like, and this idea that Ruben Amorim's got. I know that they've been struggling to get minutes on the training pitch, but you'd like to think from game to game that they'd actually start to settle into a pattern of playing some way, and we're not seeing that yet.
"One thing I would say is I think Ruben Amorim maybe has to just select an 11 and just go with it."
"He hasn't settled on a team yet. Is it time to create some stability? The players haven't picked up on his idea, but how much more difficult is it if the players haven't got the pattern of playing together?"
"They have gone backwards but hopefully that is backwards to go forwards.
"There are very slim pickings in terms of positives in the first few weeks.
"Maybe the most positive thing is that he has seen what these players really are and we are not getting the bounce which may have made him think they are better than they are.
"I think he thought it was a big job but it's a massive job and he is finding that out early when his a position of power and strength."
"What am l surprised about is that when in the summer Manchester United signed those three or four players, I didn't hear anyone say 'Manchester United have had a terrible transfer market'.
"I am shocked about how poor those players have been in their early months.
"I have said it before that this club has been a graveyard for players who have come with decent reputations. And it is happening again.
"I didn't hear anyone say in the summer when Yoro, De Ligt, Ugarte, Zirkzee joined that United hadn't signed half-decent players. The problem is that when you have seen them out here in a red shirt then Manchester United look a worse team. That's the odd thing."
"Casemiro and [Christian] Eriksen haven't got the legs to get around.
"Manchester United had three centre-halves... there is a deflection but one of them has to pick up the danger man.
"Manchester United's confidence is shot.
"Watch Martinez. He has to get aggressive next to him. He has to do better.
"Maguire looks behind him and can't believe he is unchallenged. Martinez HAS to get body-to-body."
"What was that?!
"Surely he has to fire it past [Andre] Onana into the far corner.
"But [Lisandro] Martinez's defending was horrific."
"It is almost a copy.
"Casemiro and Eriksen shouldn't be playing together in the Premier League. It is just so easy."
"Newcastle are hammering Manchester United. This is a mauling."
"When you saw the Manchester United starting XI you had to think it would be very difficult for this team to play well.
"The two wing-backs aren't very good in the attacking part of the pitch. The two central midfielders can't run. The back three have no legs. [Joshua] Zirkzee has no balance off [Rasmus] Hojlund.
"You only really have Amad [Diallo] who you think might do something.
"Newcastle are having the time of their lives out there. They should be three or four up.
"They have been absolutely awful. You are watching the worst pound-for-pound team in the country.
"[Diogo] Dalot is very willing and he gets up there but his options with the ability he has as a full-back are limited.
"I am looking at [Ruben] Amorim and he must be thinking, 'what am l watching?'
"There are only three of them who can say they have been alright under Amorim: Dalot, [Noussair] Mazraoui and Amad."
"I have to feel sorry for him.
"He has basically been cheered off by his own fans and that is brutal.
"I've not seen that too many times at Old Trafford.
"It's a brutal one for him. I don't suspect he went back to get a Lucozade."
"They have all been absolutely awful. You are watching the worst pound-for-pound team in the country."
"I am surprised there weren't changes at half-time. I thought there would be.
"The amount of changes Manchester United make to their back five in game and from game to game is incredible.
"It has been a struggle for Casemiro and it's been a struggle for Martinez.
"Since [Kobbie] Mainoo's introduction, it has been better for Manchester United.
"The first half-hour was embarrassing, as bad as you will see."
"There was a graphic shown before the game by Jamie Carragher that showed that when Manchester United have played Mazraoui and Dalot, the more defensive wing-backs, they haven't scored a goal in open play.
"Which is stark and it is happening again in front of our eyes."
"I'm stating the obvious but Isak is a hell of a player.
"The game was won by this man in the first 20 minutes."
"Worrying times for Manchester United and Amorim.
"He knew it was a big job but l think it is far bigger than he ever imagined."
"It is grim, it really is. You always look forward to a game at Old Trafford but I woke up this morning and felt that United were going to lose. I didn't think they would win as Newcastle have a better team, with better players and they have a manager with more experience in this league. When I saw the team, I was pretty certain that Manchester United would not win.
"I don't always think like that as I'm not always great at predictions but when I saw the midfield of Casemiro and Eriksen, and the back three of De Ligt, Martinez and Maguire, defensive wing-backs and Zirkzee in that left pocket, I thought there was no balance.
"We know there's no attacking threat from the wing-backs, and that's not their fault. They're full-backs, playing wing-back. I was put there once or twice, and it was a bloody difficult position to play. The energy-level requirements are different. The midfield pairing of Casemiro and Eriksen is never going to work up against Joelinton, Tonali and Guimaraes.
"You cannot play them two. Ruben Amorim should have known that. He changed it after 25 minutes. Mainoo is not in the best form at this moment in time, but you can't play those two against their three. It was embarrassing and it was as bad as it gets. It improved when Mainoo came on, and it's not the fault really of Casemiro and Eriksen. They'd have looked at each other and wanted someone quicker alongside them."
"Do we have to go to Anfield on Sunday? Do you remember in the old days when Sunday League teams wouldn't turn up because they said the traffic was bad or a few players were unwell? Obviously, joking aside, I've no idea how they approach this game on Sunday. Manchester United have found this fixture very tough in recent years. The 7-0, I was there watching it to the bitter end like many Manchester United fans were.
"You're fearing not necessarily of that, but you're wondering what Ruben Amorim can do? He can point to the Manchester City performance, but I genuinely don't know. Some players may come back. Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford haven't been showing the application in training but they are better than the players out on the pitch currently.
"They've got legs and if Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are lining up against Zirkzee or Bruno [Fernandes] in wide areas, they would probably prefer that to Garnacho and Rashford.
"That will be difficult for Amorim as he wants to set a new culture and standard in the dressing room of what's right. He's not liked some of the things he's seen in the past month or so but right now, it's needs-must and it's desperate.
"United are only seven points off the relegation zone. They play Liverpool and then Arsenal away so it's a really tough moment. It's a young manager who has come over and needs time to settle in, but when results are this bad, it piles on the pressure and Anfield is an unforgiving place to go. It's the worst place at the best of times.
"The form they're in is out of this world. I have some fear for Sunday."
