By Louis Sealey

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Gary Neville discussing his former club Manchester United (Picture: NBC Sports)

Gary Neville admits he is ‘really, really worried’ about Manchester United’s lack of progress under Ruben Amorim.

The Red Devils suffered yet another defeat on Saturday – losing 3-1 at Brentford – and have won just two of their opening seven games of the season.

Losing to Brentford means Manchester United are still yet to win successive Premier League games under Amorim, who replaced Erik ten Hag in the Old Trafford hot-seat last November.

United, who finished just 15th in the Premier League last season, have also collected just 34 points from 33 league games under the former Sporting manager.

Old Trafford legend Neville is ‘very worried’ about Manchester United’s ongoing struggles and says Amorim is starting to ‘look pretty stupid’ with some of his selection decisions.

‘I am very worried, there is no point in me sitting here and saying I’m not,’ he told NBC Sports. ‘The levels of performance, the results and the substitutions yesterday.

‘I saw something at the end of the Grimsby game that they lost in the Carabao Cup a couple of weeks ago, which was Mason Mount ending up at left wing-back.

Ruben Amorim after Manchester United’s defeat to Brentford (Picture: Getty)

‘We admire managers who are stubborn and resilient around their system, we want them to stick to their plan, but when you have Mason Mount playing at left-back, you are going to look pretty stupid.

‘It has happened twice now and it can’t happen. The first time I thought it was unforgivable and yesterday it happened again.

‘He changes his back three and his back five every single game and the performances and the results are just unacceptable.

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‘I’m really, really worried. I would never go on television, as I know how difficult a manager’s job can be, and say a manager should be sacked, but I suspect the hierarchy are going to want to see a turnaround.’

The defeat to Brentford has led to even more scrutiny over Amorim’s job but the 40-year-old insisted he was ‘not concerned’ in his post-match press conference.

‘I am never concerned about my job – I am not that kind of guy,’ he told BBC Match of the Day. ‘It is not my decision. I will do the best I can every minute I am here.’

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt leapt to Amorim’s defence after the humbling Brentford defeat and said the players had to take responsibility.

‘It’s always easy to look to the manager, but in the end the players on the pitch have to do it,’ said De Ligt.

‘We can’t say the goals we conceded, or the chances we conceded, are because of what… I don’t know, you guys always talk about the system.

‘That also has a lot to do with focus, concentration and, if that’s lacking in key moments, it’s going to make a difference.’

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