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Gary Neville has said Manchester United’s habit of conceding goals is a “liability” and warned that there is “a bit of pressure” on his former club this week.

Manchester United let in two goals for the third Premier League match in succession at Everton, including a 96th-minute equaliser scored by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

Michael Carrick has maintained that his team’s performances have been better than the results suggest, with his side having picked up four points from three Premier League matches.

Neville, though, feels the club’s defensive weakness remains a serious concern and has questioned the decision to make alterations to the back four.

He said the coming week is a significant one for Manchester United, who return to Champions League action against Sabah on Thursday night before hosting Manchester City in the Manchester derby at the weekend.

“It puts a bit of pressure on Manchester United as they have Man City next week and a European game in midweek,” Neville told Sky Sports.

“Michael Carrick is trying to build a trust with his team and with the fans that he can repeat what he did last season.

“That game should have been won today. Everton weren’t at it in the first half. They let Everton back into the game.

“They have a liability of conceding goals and it’s not going away. That is my fear. Conceding goals will hunt them and chase them down the road. I’m not sure how Carrick will deal with it as he’s already got his best back four on the pitch. Why did Shaw and Dalot go off with five minutes to go? Ruben Amorim and Erik ten Hag changed their back four too.

“You can’t be changing your back four. There’s not much behind the first choice. So you can’t change it.”