WE failed test-Neville
Gary Neville has admitted Manchester United let themselves down in their stiffest examination of the season so far.
The optimism generated by a four-match winning start to the new Premiership campaign was dramatically punctured in front of a record crowd at Old Trafford yesterday.
Not only were United beaten by Arsenal, they were outplayed in virtually all areas, with only debutant keeper Tomasz Kuszczak emerging with any credit.
For a side who were starting to feel genuinely capable of mounting a stern challenge to Chelsea's hopes of landing a title hat-trick, the manner of defeat was a major body blow.
Neville, a veteran of six championship-winning campaigns, knows some lessons will have to be learned pretty quickly if the Red Devils are not to endure a fourth consecutive barren year.
"It was the toughest test we have faced so far this season and we failed it," said the United skipper.
"We definitely let ourselves down with our passing. It wasn't fast enough, crisp enough or accurate enough.
"We have learned a lot from games like this over the past two seasons but we have to stop learning and start putting things into practice."
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