How talking about Man Utd's cycle of doom became an industry

Whether supporters feel comments from ex-players are damaging or not differs from fan to fan, but what cannot be denied is how difficult it is to escape their views.

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville provided scathing on-air commentary during United's 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth last Sunday, before conducting a post-match podcast in the Old Trafford gantry in which he accused some of their players of being unprofessional.

"There's a couple of them... I live in Manchester and they're not that professional, some of them," Neville stated.

"I've got no time for them. There's a few of them that don't go to bed at the right time. Don't eat the right things. Don't think about Manchester United every single minute of every single day."