{"id":36027,"date":"2025-12-30T20:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/gary-neville-slams-reuben-amorims-strange-decisions\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T20:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:08:37","slug":"gary-neville-slams-reuben-amorims-strange-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/gary-neville-slams-reuben-amorims-strange-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville slams Reuben Amorim&#8217;s &#8216;strange&#8217; decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/gary-neville-slams-reuben-amorims-strange-decisions\/#Manchester_United_struggled_against_struggling_Wolves\" >Manchester United struggled against struggling Wolves<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/gary-neville-slams-reuben-amorims-strange-decisions\/#Gary_Neville_slams_Amorims_%E2%80%98strange_decision\" >Gary Neville slams Amorim&#8217;s &#8216;strange&#8217; decision<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/gary-neville-slams-reuben-amorims-strange-decisions\/#Forget_Sesco_Manchester_United_must_fail_a_player_who_%E2%80%98doesnt_look_like_a_PL_footballer\" >Forget Sesco: Manchester United must fail a player who &#8216;doesn&#8217;t look like a PL footballer&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Gary Neville took aim at a &#8220;bizarre&#8221; decision by Ruben Amorim to score his third goal of the season as Manchester United were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-utd-stutter-against-struggling-wolves\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_struggled_against_struggling_Wolves\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Manchester United struggled against struggling Wolves<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Manchester United&#8217;s eventful 2025 ended with a disastrous 1-1 draw at home to bottom-of-the-table Wolves, with Rob Edwards picking up his first points since taking over.<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks after their 4-1 win against Molineux, Amorim&#8217;s side suffered without the night&#8217;s goalscorers Bruno Fernandes, Brian Mbeumo and Mason Mount.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils were missing a total of eight senior players, but so were the beleaguered Wolves, whose opening goal from Joshua Zirkzee was deflected home by the man.<\/p>\n<p>Ladislav Krejci got the visitors level just before the break, proving he was good enough to end an 11-game losing streak in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves fans cheered wildly for their team as they picked up three points in the 19th game of a miserable season, the first positive result of Edwards&#8217; reign.<\/p>\n<p>As for United, Amorim&#8217;s side were unable to build on their win against Newcastle on Boxing Day, with Patrick Dorg&#8217;s 90th-minute goal ruled out for offside. No wonder there were boos at the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s another step backwards for Amorim at Old Trafford, but he will wonder where he will find his consistency after another frustrating display. It remains to be seen whether he sees the draw with Wolves as an abolition of his 3-4-2-1 system. There is no denying that United have struggled under the manager&#8217;s regime.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gary-neville-slams-quot-bizarre-quot-amorim-decision\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gary_Neville_slams_Amorims_%E2%80%98strange_decision\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Gary Neville slams Amorim&#8217;s &#8216;strange&#8217; decision<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like many players at Old Trafford, Neville was calling for Man United to attack at Old Trafford, especially when Amorim changed their system in the second half. However, that attack had to be dealt with with Zirksee out because he got caught on a break in the second period. <\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"amorim-must-bench-man-utd-flop-manuel-ugarte-for-wolves-game\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sesko-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sesko-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forget_Sesco_Manchester_United_must_fail_a_player_who_%E2%80%98doesnt_look_like_a_PL_footballer\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tForget Sesco: Manchester United must fail a player who &#8216;doesn&#8217;t look like a PL footballer&#8217;<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Manchester star has been worse than Sesco in recent times.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether his substitution was forced, but Neville saw another disappointing performance and was quick to call it &#8220;bizarre&#8221; on commentary for Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United player said: \u201d<em>He will point to injuries and AFCON. But every team is in a similar situation. We don&#8217;t know what happened to Zirkzee. It would be a strange substitution if he wasn&#8217;t injured.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Zirksee vs Wolves<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>statistics<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>shot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>touch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>twenty three<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The forward certainly remained clinical enough to hold his position at the break, especially considering Amorim was forced to go to young Bendito Mantat deep in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>If Zirksee&#8217;s replacement is not due to injury, there could be more questions about his future. The forward has hardly been well-received this season and Brian Mbeumo&#8217;s return to the team after AFCON is unlikely to change that.<\/p>\n<p>If there is interest, he could follow many others and leave the club not too long after completing a transfer first.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Neville took aim at a &#8220;bizarre&#8221; decision by Ruben Amorim to score his third goal of the season as Manchester United were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers. 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