Cold winter ahead for Man Utd right-back Gary Neville
November 8, 2008 by Marc McDermott
Filed under Our Manchester United Soccer Blog
Today’s lunch time clash with Arsenal in North London was a daunting task for Manchester United right-back and captain, Gary Neville.
While the own-goal halfway through the first half may not have been avoided, it certainly was not overcome at any time following. Neville’s poor passing and marking today will definitely raise Fergie’s eyebrow as to who should be getting the start at the highly competitive right-back position.
It was a shame that Man Utd had to swap Neville for Rafael Da Silva (right back for right back) in a game where they are two goals down. Fergie could have easily brought on an attacking midfielder such as Nani to try and salvage the game.
In the end, Rafael Da Silva was the one to get the first goal with a sublime strike, only minutes left in the game.
Who was the weakest link today? Hands down Gary Neville; very disappointing.
