Gary Neville on Sevilla goal: 'Maguire will get battered but that pass from DeGea I wouldn’t like!'
Manchester United fans' worst nightmares came true as Sevilla scored a goal within the first 10 minutes of our Europa League quarter-final.
The first leg ended 2-2, which means Sevilla are now leading 3-2 on aggregate.
Reacting to the goal, Gary Neville tweeted: "Maguire will get battered but that pass from DeGea I wouldn’t like!"
Maguire will get battered but that pass from DeGea I wouldn’t like!
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) April 20, 2023
The manner of conceding the goal has sparked massive controversy. David De Gea passed the ball to Harry Maguire, who was surrounded by three Sevilla players.
Where Maguire should have immediately turned, he fumbled and passed the ball back to a Sevilla player - the rest is history.
Some fans are arguing that it's not down to De Gea's poor distribution as Maguire called for the ball.
Responding to a fan who pointed that out, Neville tweeted: "And?"
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) April 20, 2023
Honestly, it was more a combination of De Gea's and Maguire's weaknesses.
De Gea should've read the situation better than passing to Maguire while the latter did not even try to turn the ball away from danger.