Gary Neville includes Bruno Fernandes as he calls out four Man Utd players in damning verdict

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Gary Neville has called out Harry Maguire, Matthijs de Ligt, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes - telling them they should be doing more for Manchester United . All four players have featured heavily in recent weeks as United turned their fortunes around.

The Red Devils kicked off October with Ruben Amorim under huge pressure following a poor start to the season. But a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon extended United’s unbeaten run in the Premier League to four games.

But a change in fortunes hasn’t stopped Neville from telling United’s ageing spine that they should be performing far better than they currently are. Speaking on The Overlap and Betfair's Stick to Cricket show , he said: “I think your spine of a football team is critical.

“When I first came into Man United, our spine was Schmeichel, Bruce, Pallister, Keane and Cantona and so we were all scattered around it.

“We literally were able to be cushioned by this unbelievably strong spine that delivered reliably every single week.

“I think Maguire and De Ligt should be doing a lot better than they are. You know, you look at the experience that those two have got.

“De Ligt's played a mountain of games at sort of different levels, the highest level. Harry's played so many times for England.

“You've got the midfield, Casemiro and Bruno have got massive experience. Up front, they haven't got the experience.

“But to me, that spine of Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Maguire and De Ligt is ageing, but should be doing a lot better at holding it all together than they do.

“That's why I think Liverpool are good because they've got Alisson, Van Dijk, they've got MacAllister and Gravenberch in midfield and then they've got obviously the centre-forwards that they've got.”

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Neville spent all of his career at Old Trafford, making 602 appearances for the club, 400 of which came in the Premier League. He won every major honour on offer and admits Roy Keane is the most influential footballer he has ever come across.

He said: “I think people see the real Roy Keane on Stick To Football , which is more of the real him.

“He's a compelling storyteller, funny, loyal, great morals, family man, everything that you would want, but fiercely competitive.

“For me, he was the Sir Alex on the pitch. If you've got the coach that's basically unbelievable, you still need a player on the pitch that's going to replicate that.

“Think about how important you were as a captain on the pitch. You're massively influential on the game and he was massively influential to us.

“I mean, without him, I always used think without him, we were half the team. He was that important. He's most influential football player I've ever seen.”

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