Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has admitted he is still waiting for the 'penny to drop' with under-pressure defensive trio Phil Jones, Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling. Neville remains a passionate United fan despite his new career as England assistant manager and TV analyst for Sky Sports. The former Old Trafford full back has claimed the current United defence lacks 'control' but has attributed that to injury problems. Gary Neville (left, with Roy Hodgson) believes Manchester United defensive trio Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans and Phil Jones still have work to do if they are to develop into reliable players at the highest level
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Man United legend Gary Neville has revealed his thoughts on current team
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Neville says Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Jonny Evans  have work to do
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'Still have great hopes the penny will drop,' says ex-Old Trafford defender
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Louis van Gaal's influence will be positive for attack-minded Luke Shaw
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Injuries have meant United's defence has lacked 'control' this season
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Praises the quiet industry of Michael Carrick in Van Gaal's side
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Jones is only 22 but Smalling is 25 and Evans 27 which does make some people wonder how long Van Gaal will have to wait for them to reach the potential @placeholder talks about.