Jose Mourinho has hit back at the pundits who have criticised his approach as Manchester United manager and the form of star players Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez.

And the United manager also issued a rallying cry to supporters ahead of Saturday's match against Liverpool by telling them to ensure they make themselves heard after recently criticising the “quiet” atmosphere at Old Trafford.

While Liverpool have been praised for their attacking football this season, United’s style of play has again come under the spotlight, with Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville particularly critical during and after Monday’s 3-2 win at Crystal Palace.

But Mourinho has suggested it would be in the interests of some pundits to pipe down given their failure to resolve their own problems as managers. Neville, who claimed that he has “never seen a Mourinho team as inefficient as this” after the Palace win and suggested their first half performance was “nowhere near” the level of Manchester City, was sacked after four months in charge of Valencia in 2016.

Pep Guardiola, the City manager, has also recently made reference to Neville’s failed spell at Valencia after reacting angrily to criticism by the former United and England defender. Graeme Souness, who managed Rangers, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United among others, has also been critical of United, and Pogba in particular, on Sky Sports and in his newspaper column.