Manchester City toyed with United and made them look ordinary, admits Gary Neville

That combined with the club's recent run of form has placed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under severe scrutiny after being hammered by arch-rivals Liverpool and now City in recent weeks. Not only that, United’s terrible record at home continued on Saturday as they have only won twice at Old Trafford in the Premier League. In light of that, Gary Neville has admitted that United have taken a step backwards when they were expected to progress after they strengthened the squad over the summer.

"At the end of the game there was a consensus as to where Man City are and where Man Utd are, and it's not where anyone expected Man Utd to be at the start of this season. This was the year, especially adding Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho, where Man Utd were going to get closer. It's difficult to summarise the game other than to say that against Liverpool it was smash, bang, wallop. City toyed with United and made them look really ordinary. It was demoralising,” Neville told Sky Sports.