Irish Daily Mirror

When you’re at United you must perform at seven or eight out of 10 every week. I’m not sure Lukaku has that ability EXPECT SACK

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to stick him on the bench. You can’t keep getting away with it and not expect to be questioned.

“Mourinho is too focused on what the opposition are doing. Focus on your own team instead – your players look completely scared, they have no confidence at all.

“The sad fact is United have no presence any more. Liverpool do, Man City clearly do, even Chelsea in such a GARY NEVILLE claims Jose Mourinho must stick with Romelu Lukaku through this goal drought.

Lukaku has gone eight games without scoring and has only managed four goals in 13 short time (under a new manager) are showing what they are made of.

“Why, after three years, are United still trying to find a winning formula under Mourinho?

“I’m not disputing they have some incredible talent, but from what I’m seeing they don’t know how to play together. When you watch United, they are like deer in headlights.”

United’s 1-0 defeat by Juventus left appearance­s this season. “He’s got to keep playing him,” said Neville (right). “If you’ve got a player like Lukaku, you play them through bits of bad form.

“You continue to give them that belief because you know full well they’re still contributi­ng them facing an uphill task to reach the Champions League knockout stages.

Ince – now 51 and a former manager himself – added: “You could tell Juventus weren’t in any way frightened of going to Old Trafford. Facing United didn’t intimidate them one bit, and that’s a serious problem.

“The stadium is no longer a fortress. They allowed the Italian side to walk all over them.” when they’re not playing well. The top players tend to play through those dips in form.” *Neville was talking at the launch of TACKLED. The Class of 92 Star Who Never Got to Graduate. By Ben Thornley and Dan Poole. Priced £19.99. pace in the title race, lagging in mid-table behind Wolves, Watford and Bournemout­h.

And The Guvnor, who played in the Double-winning side of 1994, warned the Reds are going “backwards” and are unable to compete with the best teams in Europe

He told Paddy Power News: “Mourinho is out of excuses – he should expect to lose his job. It looks to me like he is stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea.

“He wants to play defensivel­y and nick a 1-0 win, but knows the fans and players at United won’t accept that – quite rightly.

“We’re three seasons into Mourinho’s reign now. There are no more excuses – you’ve spent a lot of money. If I was managing a team and they had given me three years, and it was clear we weren’t up to standard, I’d expect to lose my job.

“Are we getting to the stage where

United just aren’t good enough? Yes – they are slipping too far behind and can’t compete with the best sides any more.

“They are going backwards.”

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