Gary Neville on Manchester United’s Tough Times…
Gary Neville has expressed his worries about Manchester United’s goalkeeping choices after Altay Bayindir’s blunder against Arsenal. The Turkish goalie waved at a corner as if trying to swat a fly, letting Arsenal’s Riccardo Calafiori score from painfully close range. This isn’t new for Bayindir, who seemed to attract goal mishaps last season like a magnet attracts metal plates. The latest slip-up came with Bayindir stepping in for Andre Onana, who just untangled himself from a hamstring injury, to face Arsenal in United’s first game of the 2025/26 season.
Neville didn’t hold back on Sky Sports, suggesting that Manchester United’s troubles might be repeat offenders if the goalkeeper doesn’t toughen up. He noted that Bayindir seemed to think he was in a wrestling match rather than a football game. Neville humorously suggested, ‘He needs to push players away like he’s swatting away groupies at a rock concert.’ Ruben Amorim has kept Onana off the matchday roster in favor of Bayindir and Heaton’s noteworthy pre-season performances. With all eyes on their next move, Manchester United fans certainly have enough drama to compete with a soap opera.
