Yoro Has Not Improved His Physique Since 2024 – Danny Simpson

Manchester United have too many inconsistent defenders, Danny Simpson has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Questioning why Leny Yoro has failed to bulk up after 2 years, Simpson stated that it is a shame to see how the Frenchman has done nothing to boost his physique since 2024.

Danny added that even though Shaw was fantastic last season, it is common knowledge that the English defender cannot play two games a week.

His words, “They’re conceding too many goals. Yes, we’re good going forward though, most of the time. But I think it was well documented that we needed a left-back with Luke [Shaw]. Even though Luke was fantastic last season, I think everyone knows Luke can’t play two games a week. We want to be in all the competitions. So there’s now eight games in the Champions League, and you want to go far in the cups.

Patrick Dorgu, he’s in at left-back. We’ve seen that at the weekend [against City]. The way he played last season before he got injured, higher up, was a decent threat. Centre-back? I think Harry [Maguire] and [Lisandro] Martinez are the two.

I do worry about full-backs. I think the inconsistency – one week it’s [Noussair] Mazraoui, then it’s [Diogo] Dalot, then one week they are an eight, next week they are five. I don’t think anyone in any league, whether you’re playing in the Premier League, the Champions League, trying to do well, you can’t have players in your defence that are one week doing eight and the next week five.

I think up top you can, because if you’ve got a winger that’s playing a five, you’re going to change him and he normally gets swapped after six or seven. You can’t do that with your defence. You need a set back four that’s a seven every week. And then if they’re not playing, who comes in?

Dalot’s injured, [Ayden] Heaven, we haven’t seen him since the Hull game, not surprised, probably the wrong game for him to play in. Hull away in the start of the season against Oliver McBurnie, probably not the best.

Yoro hasn’t kicked on at all. He’s been here two years now? You look at everything, when he came in he was young and slight, why is he not in the gym? Why has he not got any bigger? Why is he not stronger? He doesn’t look like he’s done anything in two years in terms of his physique. You know the Premier League is tough. So, your back four is your back four – which is Shaw, Martinez, Maguire and Dalot.”