Neville: Carrick’s brilliance at getting maximum out of Man Utd |
4/27/202615 min
Gary Neville discusses Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Brentford in the Premier League as Michael Carrick moved a step closer to securing Champions League football next season.
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First 90 secondsPhil· Host0:00
Well, hello everyone. Welcome to the Gary Neville Podcast. We're live from the gantry at Old Trafford, having just watched Manchester United edge past Brentford by two goals to one. For much of that contest, it didn't feel like they were gonna edge past it, but at the end, it, it was a little bit too close for comfort, was it?
Gary Neville· Host0:17
Yeah, a little bit. Just that goal coming obviously very late on meant it was a, a... The crowd, the loudest they were in the second half was actually [chuckles] the worry, um, that existed for probably three or four minutes after Brentford scored. Um, a- actually, wasn't expecting the change at half time that we saw, but it made sense the more you saw the game in the second half sort of play out because it was a, it was really a pragmatic, safe, um, you know, "We've won the game already. Brentford are creating a lot of chances. They look quite dangerous going forward, so we need to nullify that and sort it out." And to be fair, they did that in the second half, Manchester United. A little bit cheeky going to Ru- Ruben Amorim's system. [laughs] [laughs] It's like the five-two-three. Uh, but these players have played that obviously quite a lot this season. They know it, and I think the extra player at the back paid off. I mean, Manchester United didn't concede the goal because of the extra player at the back. It was more like the midfield didn't quite get to, to Jensen. So I think the five at the back, um, they seemed to head a lot of balls in the second half. They got quite a lot of blocks in, and it looked like a r- really... And it has been a really good move by Michael Carrick, 'cause I think that he felt maybe punch for punch. We could go punch for punch second half and