Gary Neville: Man Utd playing style branded 'schoolboy' after defensive struggles continue against Liverpool

Gary Neville has bemoaned Manchester United's "schoolboy" playing style and described them as the worst team in the Premier League out of possession.

The Sky Sports pundit was speaking after their wild 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Old Trafford, where stunning goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo clinched an unlikely point.

Liverpool missed a succession of chances, with Manchester United giving up a total of 28 shots on their goal - their highest number on record in a Premier League home game.

The chaotic performance came just days after they lost 4-3 to Chelsea in similar circumstances at Stamford Bridge and left co-commentator Neville stunned.

"Manchester United's style of play is mad," he said on the Gary Neville Podcast. "Some of the things you see out there, you wouldn't see at schoolboy level.

"Their structure defensively goes from being in shape and being okay to all of a sudden emptying the whole midfield. Players press on their own without the rest of their team-mates going with them.

"You have players in front of the ball at throw-ins and the ball gets thrown in behind towards the back four.

"All of the things that you see as, if you like, the easiest things in football to do, Manchester United do really badly.

"They are so easy to play against. Liverpool had 15 shots in that first half.

"You can't really coach that type of performance. You are just relying on individual moments, luck, goalkeepers making saves and defenders making blocks. That's what we've seen from them against Liverpool.

"I don't think it is any lack of endeavour. There is no lack of desire in the team. There's just no sense to their actual performance levels."

Erik ten Hag told Sky Sports after the game that he was "proud" of how his players