Simon Jordan has laid into Gary Neville for his 'absurd' commentary during Manchester United's 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham.
United were humiliated on home soil thanks to goals from Spurs stars Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke. But it was the manner of 10-man United's defeat which left Neville seething, as the former Old Trafford captain labelled their performance 'absolutely disgusting'.
The Red Devils have now lost back-to-back Premier League home games 3-0, including against arch enemies Liverpool, leaving manager Erik ten Hag at risk of losing his job. Despite the severity of the situation, Jordan has criticised Neville for the 'language' which he used while on commentary for Sky Sports.
Sifting through the wreckage of United's defeat on talkSPORT, former Crystal Palace owner Jordan claimed: "People get very critical that our agenda apparently in the studio is to constantly berate Ten Hag. I listen to the commentary from Gary Neville and the language that's being used is absurd.
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"It is not a disgusting performance, it is a poor performance. But when you've got Manchester United people, who are the first ones to get very prickly if anyone else says anything about Manchester United, going in full tilt on the nature of performance... It was a poor performance against a very good Tottenham side. It wasn't disgusting. It wasn't an abhorration. You know, it's ridiculous."
Neville's most brutal criticism came shortly after captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off for a hotly-debated red card. "It is not as bad as I initially thought," he said of the challenge. "But it sums up Man United first half which has been an absolute disgrace. It's one of the worst performances I have seen under Ten Hag - and that is saying something. It is really bad.
Earlier in the game, Neville had also said: "It has been as bad as it gets - no urgency, no life in them. United have all the bodies back there, but they may as well be statues or mannequins. Tottenham are just cutting through at will. Manchester United in this first half-hour are really bad. The crowd aren't engaged at all."
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He then lamented post-match: "The big story today is that in that first half. You can't say it came from nowhere because Manchester United have been inconsistent all season, but they have chosen to put in their very worst performance, their very worst possible showing.
"It was an absolutely disgusting performance in that first half in effort, quality, everything you want in a football team and there are going to be questions to answer for that group (of players) and the manager in the next week."
United hope to bounce back away to Porto on Thursday in the Europa League before travelling to Aston Villa.
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