Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has warned that changing managers will not solve the club’s persistent problems, insisting that deeper structural reforms are needed to restore its fortunes.
Neville spoke after United sacked head coach Michael Carrick, with former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino lined up as his replacement.
Carrick’s departure came less than six months after he signed a two-year contract, following a difficult spell in which United recorded their worst-ever start to a Premier League season, collecting just one win in 10 matches and dropping into the relegation zone.
Speaking to NBC on Thursday, Neville said the club risked repeating the same cycle of appointing managers, enjoying a brief improvement and then returning to poor performances.
“Michael Carrick did that last season, so you can paper over the cracks and get a new manager bounce.
“When the new manager comes in, everybody’s happy for a couple of
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