{"id":290556,"date":"2023-10-09T08:27:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290556"},"modified":"2023-10-09T08:27:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:27:31","slug":"gary-neville-predicts-that-man-united-will-not-finish-in-the-top-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/gary-neville-predicts-that-man-united-will-not-finish-in-the-top-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville predicts that Man United will NOT finish in the top five"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gary Neville predicts that Manchester United will NOT finish in the top five this season after Red Devils&#8217; poor start&#8230; as former full-back claims Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have been &#8216;way off it&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gary Neville has ripped into his former side&#8217;s early season form on his podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Red Devils sit tenth in the Premier League table after victory over Brentford\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gary Neville suggested that Manchester United will not finish in the Premier League&#8217;s top five places, after their sluggish start to the 2023-24 campaign.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils currently sit tenth in the Premier League table after a dramatic late comeback against Brentford helped salvage all three points on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>A brace from substitute Scott McTominay saw United&#8217;s two-match losing streak come to an end, following defeats against Crystal Palace and Galatasaray.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, with just four wins from their opening eight league matches, club legend Neville has made a bold prediction over their league finish.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Gary Neville Podcast: \u2018I don\u2019t think\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0will finish in the top five this season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325313-12609535-image-a-3_1696835215939.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United find themselves tenth in the league table after a slow start to the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325899-12609535-image-a-2_1696835169098.jpg\" height=\"347\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville has predicted that they will not finish in the top five in the Premier League table<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think they are way off it. And I\u2019m surprised because seven or eight weeks ago, I had them third, But honestly from what I see at the moment, I don\u2019t think the goalkeeper is settled in, I think he should have saved the one yesterday so that is a problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you\u2019re goalkeeper is not settled in and there is a bit of instability around that, it does create a big problem. I\u2019ve had that at United. So United, not for me&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Former Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana arrived\u00a0for \u00a343million over the summer, with last season&#8217;s Golden Glove winner David de Gea allowed to leave on a free.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite Onana&#8217;s footwork being lauded, he has come under much scrutiny for his performances with his hands\u00a0&#8211; with Brentford&#8217;s goal at Old Trafford being seen as preventable by many.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a poor pass against Galatasaray in midweek contributed to the Red Devils losing a second successive home game, and directly resulted in Brazil star Casemiro getting sent off.<\/p>\n<p>Neville continued: \u2018Chelsea, I think are probably nearer to it if they can go on a run because they have got some really good young talented players. Their age is a lot better than United\u2019s squad.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325943-12609535-image-a-5_1696835304421.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United goalkeeper Andre Onana has come under scrutiny for his early season performances<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325305-12609535-image-a-1_1696835161454.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have won just four out of their opening eight league matches this season<\/p>\n<p>Scrutiny over Onana&#8217;s performances have come thick and fast in recent weeks, with\u00a0club legend Peter Schmeichel arguing the keeper&#8217;s poor start to life at Manchester United has begun to affect his team-mates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think a lot of that [Onana&#8217;s mistakes] is pressure,&#8217; began Schmeichel. &#8216;I spoke to him after Bayern. I spoke to him after Galatasaray as well and he was very down on the mistakes he made.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m trying to speak to him about what it&#8217;s like being at Manchester United and why whatever [mistakes] you&#8217;ve made, you have to put it in a box and put it to the side. If you make a mistake in the game, it might be a mistake we can see, it might be a mistake that we don&#8217;t see.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But you wait to think about it and analyse it after the game or at night or whatever. You have to be there for the next moment.\u00a0If you&#8217;re not, you&#8217;ll make the next mistake&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12609535\/Gary-Neville-predicts-Manchester-United-NOT-finish-five-season-Red-Devils-poor-start-former-claims-Erik-ten-Hags-way-it.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Neville predicts that Manchester United will NOT finish in the top five this season after Red Devils&#8217; 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