Ruben Amorim makes shock U-turn on Gary Neville criticism following Manchester derby

Ruben Amorim has seemingly made a U-turn on Gary Neville's Manchester derby criticism.

On Sunday, Manchester United and Manchester City faced off at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

Both teams were a long way off their best as the match ended in a dismal 0-0 draw, with neither team managing to create a meaningful chance.

After the match, Neville was far from impressed as he slammed the 'robotic' nature of Amorim's men.

He said: "They're micromanaged within an inch of their lives - so robotic, that game - and quite symptomatic, actually, of a lot of games that we're watching nowadays. It's not good enough. I feel disappointed.

"It's a Manchester derby and it should have more blood, thunder, and risk, and courage involved in playing the game and trying to win the game than that."

At the time, Amorim fired back with his own words, he said: "I understand. I understand that Gary Neville is critical of everything!"

However, in a latest interview posted on Sky Sports, Amorim appeared to make a U-turn on Neville's comments.

The Portuguese said: "In this game, they are seeing the games and in our moment, with the season that we are doing, we have to accept it and this is quite fair.

"Sometimes at the end of the game, you don't like it because you are trying really hard to change things and they are talking about your players."

Ruben Amorim has responded to Gary Neville's comments. Image: Getty

Amorim continued: "But then, one day later, you can understand. It's fair and I understand what he's saying."

After the draw against City, United remained in 13th place in the Premier League table, a long way off where they were expected to be at the beginning of the campaign.

United will be back in action on Thursday night when they take on Lyon in the quarter-final of the Europa League.