Manchester United's dismal running and sprinting statistics made for stark reading in the wake of Gary Neville's criticism following the draw against Fulham.

The former right-back directly questioned the team's lack of effort and referred to the players as "mannequins".

He said United - and Fulham - were walking too much during the game.

In the Premier League this season only four teams have covered less distance than the Red Devils, and just three teams have produced fewer sprints.

It comes alongside United's joint-worst start to a Premier League season, with four points from five games.

So is this down to their lack of running and overall effort?

Let's take a look at the second half of last season, after Michael Carrick had been appointed as interim manager.

Between 17 January and the end of the campaign, United picked up more points than any other team - 39 from 17 games.