Gary Neville: Manchester United need a cultural overhaul of the 'lowly' team - but Liverpool reminds me of Sir Alex Ferguson's team

Gary Neville has called for a “total cultural overhaul” at Manchester United while also branding the team “mediocre” following the 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim's side failed to build on a dramatic 2-1 win over Manchester City last weekend and will now continue to remain in the bottom half of the Premier League standings as we head into Christmas.

Meanwhile, Liverpool is at the top of the standings after a thrilling 6-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Sky Sports fairy Jamie Carragher has been referred to as a 'champion performer' From the Arne Slott team.

Speaking on his latest podcast, Neville assessed the contrasting situations at each club…

“United team is average and must change”

I think it's very positive that Ruben Amorim is seeing what he has. In the past, there were times when you could be fooled into believing that you had a better group of players, due to good results and progress in the league.

But they are a mile away in everything.

Playing the way Amorim wants to play, with a 3-4-3 formation, he will have to change it. Everyone has tried through the team rotation and I don't think there will be many who watched it and thought, 'Yes, I want you on the bus.'

They are all so humble, I don't know how it happened – they are better than they show, let's be clear. But it's a pattern.

Well done to Bournemouth, it's been two years on the bounce and Andoni Iraola is doing a fantastic job. It's a huge positive that Amorim can look at these players in the cold light of day.

He has a six-month beauty show if you like – which is more of an ugly show. He sees what Manchester United fans have seen for 10 years, and there needs to be a comprehensive cultural overhaul.

It is a very difficult period, and there is not much to like about their performance levels or the way they are playing. They are all guys who are trying their best, and this is not a personal attack, but they are not good enough to play for Manchester United, because this club aims to be at the top.

Like Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea, these clubs aim to reach the top, but you have to get there.

It's pretty clear that watching these players isn't good enough.

“Liverpool reminds me of Manchester United under Ferguson.”

There are probably parts of the Liverpool team that remind me of the Manchester United team I played in.

I see David Beckham here on the right, Trent Alexander-Arnold hitting unbelievable crosses, I see running backs and lots of bodies pushing forward, but mainly I see different styles of football within the game.

Over the last eight years we have adapted to this ideology, where you have a specific playing philosophy, but I don't see that with Liverpool.

I see them playing three or four different styles in the same match. I see them playing long passes to the attackers, sometimes on the counter-attack, sometimes deep and compact, starting with a high press and then changing.

Whatever the game needs and requires, they have the ability to do it.

If a team is pressing back, they can tackle, stick together, hold together and defend as a unit. If the game is there, they will overcommit and push forward with a high line, but they don't play any one style consistently throughout the game.

There are times when you see Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister in midfield controlling the game, slowing it down, keeping the ball.

We have become accustomed to believing that a team should play one way, and you cannot adapt to be a team that plays in different ways in different matches.

I thought part of that went away, where players became a bit robotic: 'I'll do what my coach tells me to do.'

This Liverpool team has independent thinking, knowing what the game needs. This is the thing that reminds me of us, Liverpool are much better than I thought they would be this season.

“Tottenham do stupid things and the system is rubbish.”

To play at Tottenham's defence, and demand that they push as high as they do, they do some stupid things.

Overcommitting at a point where you have no chance of winning the ball is nonsense. It's impossible to press high for a whole football match, you can't do that.

Some of the decisions are mind-boggling. I don't want to be a defender on this team.

They ask too much, they're too loud, and there's too much room, so you always have that threat of being scammed. There are things I like, the quality of football is great, but they don't make good decisions.

Ask them to make better decisions. I love watching Tottenham matches, I think it's fun, you always get a great game and it's important to enjoy it.

But they have to get the players back, and then I hope the pressure doesn't build too much. It's a big four or five weeks for Spurs.