Neville says Man Utd boss will be 'vulnerable' if playing style fails to develop

Gary Neville believes Erik ten Hag's position as Manchester United manager will be "vulnerable" if his side does not develop a playing style in the next few months.

United drew 2-2 with Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday in front of the watching Sir Jim Ratcliffe at Old Trafford, a result that leaves them seventh in the table and eight points off the top four.

Ten Hag's team have struggled for consistency this season, losing 14 games in all competitions, and Neville thinks the Dutchman will be in trouble if performances do not improve soon with Ratcliffe's partial takeover expected to go through in February.

Speaking to Sky Sports for The Gary Neville Podcast, the former United captain said: "We need to see a style of play develop in the next few months or else I think the coach will be vulnerable because ultimately the new owner will come in and want to see how we're going to play, want electricity, want razzmatazz.

"Manchester United have historically been box office. Spurs are box office. I love watching Spurs play football. Manchester United are a hard watch. They've got some exciting, talented players, it just needs to somehow gel in the next few months, and I hope it can for Erik ten Hag.

"I'm talking about patterns and combinations that players can rely upon when they go through difficult moments in a match. You rely upon the memory of what you've been working on in practice to come out on the pitch at the weekend.

"The last time that I saw combinations of play and a series of passes that looked like they belonged to one another was under Louis van Gaal. What I see here is a collection of single passes where a player receives it and seem to have to work out where the next player is, rather than knowing where the