Conan

I've said that about Manchester City.

It's why Arsenal are doing so well at set pieces and making it difficult with it.

You know, literally saying that people break us down is why they're running, why there's seven points clear at the top of the league.

It's just, you're asking players now, the modern day player,

After a generation of this kind of tic-a-tac-a style playing out from the back, you're now asking them to defend.

You're asking them to defend straight balls.

You're asking them to defend up against robust centre-forwards, balls into the box, long throws, crosses, and they can't do it.

And it's something that you're right to say about United, relatively basic.

Ireland, relatively basic.

that's so effective look back to Jack Charlton when he first adopted it at an international level I know we were playing that kind of basic style with unbelievable quality that Ireland had under Jack

But he does catch other teams out.

No.

And do you know what?

I often say this.

To get to United, you've got to be a really good footballer.

But the big difference is to stay at United, it used to be you had to be a brilliant footballer.

And I think too many of those players have been able to fail, have another chance under a new manager, fail, have another chance under a new manager.

So I still look back then with massive judgment because...

But there's too many players within that group who are not consistently good enough to get Manchester United back to where they believe they should be.

Hopefully, Carrick has adopted a system that will help them, which was ultimately a 4-4-2 out of possession.