Gary Neville has criticised Ruben Amorim's decision to persist with Patrick Dorgu at right wing-back during Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Wolves, questioning why the manager did not select his 'obvious' best XI. The former United defender expressed his bewilderment on his Sky Sports podcast, noting that Dorgu had performed well on the right against Newcastle but was moved to the left for the Wolves game, where he had previously struggled.
United took the lead through Joshua Zirkzee's deflected strike in the 27th minute, but Wolves equalised via Ladislav Krejci on the stroke of half-time. The hosts were booed off at both half-time and full-time, with Neville describing the performance as 'the baddest of the bad'. The result leaves United in sixth place, two points off fourth-placed Liverpool.
Neville, who won eight Premier League titles with United, remarked on the fans' frustration: 'They weren't just booed at full-time... the little walk-around which the United players have started to do now... the fans waited in the stadium to continue to boo them.' He added that after five minutes he sensed the system would not work, but Amorim failed to change it.
The ex-full-back also highlighted that Dorgu looked 'free' and 'more inventive' when playing on the right against Newcastle, and questioned why he was shifted to the left. 'I was struggling with it from 30 seconds,' Neville admitted, but he acknowledged that he did not want to start negativity early in the match.
