Manchester United players were referred to as “whingebags” by former captain Gary Neville

Describing Manchester United’s players as “whingebags”, Gary Neville criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for failing to applaud the club’s supporters, while interim manager Ralf Rangnick said his players lacked aggression in the 1-1 draw at Newcastle.

Edinson Cavani’s equalizer in the second half saved United a point against relegation-threatened Newcastle, who first met through Allan Saint-Maximin.

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However, United delivered one of their worst performances in a disappointing season, leading the club’s former captain Neville to condemn their performance in his role as an expert on Sky Sports.

“You’re a bunch of whingebags, your arms are in the air,” said Neville. “They fired the last manager and they are going to fire a lot of managers [playing] like that. “

Neville also struck Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes after the two left the field and went up the tunnel immediately after the final whistle.

“I think something is wrong,” he said. “You can’t run off the pitch at the end of the game and you have to clap the fans.

“It’s devastating for the younger players when the two best players on the team look at each other like they’re not good enough.”

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Rangnick, who extended his unbeaten start as interim manager to four games, was also unimpressed by the performance of his team.

“I didn’t like the performance at all,” he said. “Today we didn’t control the game except for a few moments. It’s about energy, physicality and who wins the second balls.

“We weren’t at our best in any of these areas. The good thing is that we got a point, but the performance has to get better.”

Rangnick, who replaced the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer earlier this month, criticized United’s lack of aggression against Eddie Howe’s team.

“You have to be ready and able to win these one-on-one duels and that hasn’t been the case that often,” said Rangnick. “Today wasn’t a question of body language, but a question of physicality.

“If you want to be competitive here, you have to train physically and that wasn’t the case in many parts of the game. Today it wasn’t a question of formation, it was a question of aggressiveness.

“We have the next game in three days. We can do better, but we have to do it. We shouldn’t be looking for excuses – we have to get better and get more physical.”

“I wasn’t happy with our performance with the ball or when we had to press. What kind of energy mode do we play with the ball and without the ball?”

The result left Old Trafford with 28 points from 17 games in seventh place overall, behind sixth-placed West Ham on goal difference, while Newcastle remained 19th with 11 points from 19 games.

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