Manchester United: Reuven Amorim’s successor must play like United, says Gary Neville Soccer News

Manchester United need to appoint an experienced manager who fits the club’s DNA, Gary Neville has said, insisting “the experiment has to stop”.

The Sky Sports pundit has called on his former club’s executives to return to United’s core values ​​as they search for a replacement for Ruben Amorim, who was sacked on Monday.

The Portuguese implemented a back-three system for most of his tenure, but left after a dismal performance.

Neville believes the failure at Man United since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 is that the club has looked to different managers with different philosophies rather than sticking to traditional principles.

“Louis van Gaal had his own philosophy. Jose Mourinho plays a certain style of football. So does David Moyes. Erik ten Hag, again a very different style of football. Different to what Man United usually play,” Neville told Sky Sports News.

“Rouben Amorim has a completely different style of football to what Man United would normally expect.

“The experiment has to stop.

“There’s a really good video online of[United legend]Bobby Charlton talking about what Man United is about as a football club. Adventurous, exciting football, young players playing, entertaining the crowd. Man United have to be brave in taking risks and playing attacking football.”

“Man United must appoint a manager who fits the DNA of the club. Ajax will never change for anyone, Barcelona will never change for anyone. I don’t think Man United should change for anyone.”

“I’m not saying these managers aren’t good managers, but they all come with different ideas, different styles of play, different philosophies and none of them really fit the Man Utd way.

“The club must now find a manager who is experienced and willing to play fast, entertaining, aggressive and attacking football.”

Neville is optimistic that United’s group of players can continue to qualify for the Champions League through the Premier League this season, and expects caretaker manager Darren Fletcher to switch to a back-four set-up soon.

But he warned that it was difficult to predict how United’s season would go if Fletcher was required to lead the team until the end of the season before being appointed permanently in the summer.

“Manchester United appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjær on a short-term deal and it went very well. It was a big boost for the club. Then they appointed Ralf Rangnick on a short-term deal and it was an absolute disaster. So we’ve been through both,” he said.

Carragher: “Qualifying for Europe is still realistic for Manchester United”

Manchester United have had mixed fortunes with caretaker managers in the past, but Neville’s fellow Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher believes they are well placed in sixth place and a Premier League-caliber manager should be able to lead them to European qualification.

Asked whether calling for Amorim’s sacking now could backfire on United, Carragher told Sky Sports News: “I don’t think it’s really that big of a risk.”

“I think a competent manager, a Premier League manager, could take Manchester United very close to qualifying for the Champions League and really compete for the title.

“Now, people will say, that’s the situation Manchester United are in right now and that tells the story of the Premier League this season.

“I don’t think Manchester United were ever convinced at any stage under Amorim that things were really going well and we still feel they are in a healthy position in terms of their league position.

“The league is very tense so things can change quickly, but there is definitely enough talent in that team to really push towards a European position.

“If you look at how poor Liverpool were and how poor Chelsea were as well, they might have a real chance of getting into the Champions League.

“I don’t think that will happen, but I think Manchester United should have more than enough to earn a place in Europe.”