Pundit Robbie Savage disagrees with Gary Neville on Man United youngster Hannibal Mejbri's performance against Liverpool on Tuesday night.
Jurgen Klopp's side comfortably beat their Manchester rivals for the second time this season, with a 4-0 win at Anfield earlier this week. Mejbri was brought on as a second half substitute and was booked just four minutes after entering the field.
At the time, Neville said on Sky's commentary that the 19-year-old was the only United star to show any 'heart and soul' for the team, after he flew into some reckless challenges and was booked for one on Jordan Henderson.
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Savage says he has 'never felt more saddended' by United than he was during the performance against Liverpool, but says despite Mejbri making his presence felt, he could've been sent off.
He wrote in his column for the Mirror : "Has it really come to this at Manchester United – where we are supposed to celebrate a 19-year-old kid's excitable cameo in a 4-0 defeat at Liverpool?
"I have been watching United at every level for 30 years – as a YTS, father or opposition player – and I have never felt more saddened by them. In a derisory performance at Anfield, at least Hannibal Mejbri made his presence felt, crashing into Henderson and Andrew Robertson where more celebrated players offered little resistance.
"And I can understand Gary Neville saying afterwards: 'There’s only one kid who came on and demonstrated that he had the heart and the soul to play for Manchester United Football Club – him.'
"But I would disagree with Gary. Yes, it's good to see a young player being given a chance and trying to make his mark, but on another night Hannibal could have been sent off, which wouldn't have solved anything. As far as I'm concerned, United are back where they were at Oxford United in 1986, Sir Alex Ferguson's first game in charge."
