Displeased "Keane and Neville" harshly criticize 2 Man Utd players as the reason for losing to "Villa" in the Premier League (Clip)\n"Man Utd" is the common short form for Manchester United in the English text.
On 22 Dec 2025 GMT+7, Roy Keane and Gary Neville, two Manchester United legends, pointed out two players as key reasons for the defeat to Aston Villa in the latest English Premier League match.
Although Man Utd lost captain and midfielder Bruno Fernandes to injury and had to substitute him at halftime, Roy Keane and Gary Neville criticized the players on the field for not performing well enough to counter Morgan Rogers's goal-scoring efforts, who scored twice to give Aston Villa a 2-1 win.
Roy Keane criticized Man Utd right-back Diogo Dalot for not putting in enough effort. "You may have a lot of talent, but we've said many times that you have to play seriously when the game gets dull or at key moments. You have to think, 'I will do my part for the team.' Many players, like Dalot, did not give enough effort."
"I won't say they were 'robbed,' but they did not do enough. After the game, I would look at him. I’m not looking elsewhere. I would ask him, 'Are you going to stop the opponent?' Just like the first goal, when Rogers got the ball wide, we all stood still. We knew it was dangerous. Didn’t they realize the danger?"
Meanwhile, Gary Neville criticized Man Utd right defender Lenny Yoro for marking Morgan Rogers too loosely, leading to the 1-0 goal. "Morgan Rogers played very well. John McGinn passed him the ball after winning it from Luke Shaw."
"And I think since Yoro didn’t close him down immediately, he strolled past. Man Utd’s right center-back—I thought, 'Oh no, you might be in trouble.' Because Rogers did that. There’s no doubt Yoro should have closed in faster. He needed to make sure Rogers was kept outside the penalty area."
"But because he didn’t, Rogers had plenty of space, and my goodness, he shot brilliantly! I used to play that position, and when facing a skilled player, you must get closer. If the opponent has the ball at a distance, you must approach and pressure him. You can’t just wander around. He just wandered. Yoro’s mistake was a big one."
This result marked Man Utd’s first loss in their last five games, missing the chance to equal Chelsea and Liverpool’s points. They remain at 26 points, holding 7th place in the Premier League standings.
