Neville: Mount playing left wing-back is 'ridiculous'

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville was left baffled when trying to understand Ruben Amorim's choice to deploy Mason Mount in an unfamiliar role during Saturday's match. Mount featured as a left wing-back during portions of the Brentford encounter, with the midfielder coming on for Luke Shaw as United chased a route back and being stuck out on the left after Patrick Dorgu departed the pitch.

"There's sticking to your plan, and then there's your coach that's got an idea and making sure that he delivers that idea and not flip-flopping with his idea with players, which can sometimes undermine what you're trying to achieve," Neville said on The Gary Neville Podcast. "But then when you're putting Mason Mount at left wing-back – and he's ended up at left wing-back again at Brentford in the last five minutes of the game – it starts to look awful.

"You can't put Mason Mount at left wing-back. I'm sorry, it just can't happen. I can't watch Mason Mount play left wing-back in a football team. I struggled at times to watch him in his natural position, but actually putting him out there on the left wing, is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous."