Manchester United: Gary Neville says Ruben Amorim must end 'negativity spiral' at club this summer after Europa League final defeat
24 May 2025, 18:53 | Updated: 24 May 2025, 20:36
Gary Neville says Ruben Amorim must end the "negativity spiral" at Manchester United and "get a grip" of the club after a nightmare season.
United are 16th in the Premier League table and go into their last game of the campaign at home to Aston Villa reeling from Wednesday's Europa League final loss to Tottenham.
After that defeat, United defender Luke Shaw said: "All of us have to question ourselves. Are we good enough to be here? Because for this club, this season it's not acceptable. We know that and it's down to us."
Neville believes those comments are an alarming reflection of how the players are feeling and Amorim must swiftly move to correct the culture in the club and dressing room if he is to achieve a significant improvement next season.
"I want to point towards Luke Shaw's interview, where he talked about, 'we've got to look ourselves in the mirror and decide whether we're good enough to play for Manchester United'," said Neville on The Overlap show It's Called Soccer.
"Luke, it's not your job to determine that. A player at Manchester United should have no control as to whether they're there or not. The manager of the football club decides whether you're good enough to play in that football team.
"When the players are starting to come out and question publicly whether they're good enough to play for the club, you know how bad it is internally there. You imagine what they're saying to each other inside.
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