Gary Neville furious at what Bruno Fernandes did during Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United

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Manchester United struggled to assert themselves during the opening 45 minutes in particular against Tottenham.

Ruben Amorim looked anguished on the sideline as the Red Devils allowed Spurs to waltz straight through the middle of them time after time – with James Maddison taking full advantage in the 13th minute.

Bruno Fernandes was strangely operating deep on the right flank – far away from where the Portugal international can often hurt teams in the final third.

On one occasion, the Manchester United No.8 seemed almost bored of his role, leaving Gary Neville livid.

What Gary Neville said about Bruno Fernandes

Speaking on Sky Sports alongside Peter Drury, the 49-year-old said: “Look at Bruno Fernandes, body language, having to come over here (and track back). Isn’t right, that.”

As captain of Manchester United, the 30-year-old does need to be showing more desire, even if it was odd to see him shoved out on the right.

It was almost as if Amorim wanted to use Fernandes – who Tottenham bid for in 2019 – to stop Djed Spence from marauding forward, which is a poor way to deploy a player with nine goals and 12 assists in 36 appearances so far this season.

Gary Neville also spotted Ruben Amorim outburst during Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United

As an eighth defeat in the last 12 Premier League games stared Amorim – who rejected Tottenham – in the face, the stress seemed to be getting to him.

Neville noticed the Portuguese tactician yelling at his bench during the clash in N17, saying: “Amorim is really angry. He is going mad at his bench. He is shouting at people.

“I’m not sure what he is angry about. The biggest problem l can see is how this team are set up.”

Evidently, it is an unhappy camp at Old Trafford right now, with players and staff members alike clearly agitated by a woeful run of form, which has left them languishing embarrassingly down in 15th place.