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'It's like a men’s team against Under 9s': Gary Neville slams Man United's shambolic first-half display at Brentford as he admits Erik ten Hag's side were 'mauled, bullied and messed around with' as they conceded FOUR goals

Gary Neville has compared Manchester United to an 'Under-9s' side in their embarrassing performance against Brentford in the Premier League.

Neville criticised the side Erik ten Hag picked for the game, claiming they were collectively far too small to deal with the physicality of the game, despite the return of wantaway star Cristiano Ronaldo to the starting line-up.

United found themselves 4-0 down after 35 minutes at the Brentford Community Stadium after a stunning first-half display from the hosts.

Manchester United fell to a 4-0 deficit inside 35 minutes against Brentford on Saturday
Gary Neville compared United to an Under 9s side against Brentford

Neville said while commentating on the game for Sky: 'If you'd said to be before the game, I'm not a gambling man but Brentford might score from a free kick, I would have said yeah.