"I think your spine of a football team is critical. When I first came into Man United, our spine was [Peter] Schmeichel, [Steve] Bruce, [Gary] Pallister, [Roy] Keane and [Eric] Cantona and so we were all scattered around it. I think Maguire and [Matthijs] De Ligt should be doing a lot better than they are. You know, you look at the experience that those two have got."
"De Ligt's played a mountain of games at sort of different levels, the highest level. Harry's played so many times for England. You've got the midfield, Casemiro and Bruno have got massive experience. Up front, they haven't got the experience. But to me, that spine of Bruno Fernandes [31], Casemiro [33], Maguire [32] and De Ligt [26] is ageing, but should be doing a lot better at holding it all together than they do."
Manchester United's senior central players face criticism for underperforming despite recent improvement with three successive wins prior to a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest. The team's spine comprises Bruno Fernandes (31), Casemiro (33), Harry Maguire (32) and Matthijs De Ligt (26). De Ligt and Maguire possess substantial playing experience at the highest levels, and Casemiro and Fernandes bring significant midfield experience. The spine is described as ageing and judged capable of doing much more to hold the team together. The forward line lacks comparable experience, placing greater responsibility on the experienced central players.
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