Jamie Carragher joked Gary Neville must be given the Manchester United job given his punditry pal’s Valencia file in comparison with Erik ten Hag’s this season.
Neville endured a wretched spell in administration with the La Liga membership, lasting simply 4 months after profitable simply three of 16 league video games earlier than being sacked in March 2016. Overall, he gained simply 10 of his 28 video games in cost earlier than heading again into punditry with Sky Sports.
However, that file seems to be respectable in comparison with his former membership’s stats this season. Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham was United’s thirteenth lack of the season in all competitions and their twentieth total in 2023.
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After a fan took to X (previously Twitter) to spotlight Neville’s managerial file to United in 2023/24, Carragher cheekily shared it and wrote: “Give it Gary till the end of the season…”
In 28 video games at Valencia, Neville gained 10, suffered 11 losses, scored 39 targets and conceded 38. In 26 video games this season, Ten Hag’s aspect have suffered 13 losses, scored 33 and let in 41.
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Some followers agreed with Carragher, with one replying: “He would probably do a better job to be fair [laughing face emojis].” However, a Liverpool fan, clearly revelling in United’s struggles, quipped: “Nah, keep this tactical genius in charge.”
Another warned: “ETH is useless, but Gary would condemn Utd to relegation.” A fourth joked to Carragher: “You’ll try anything to get him off of presenting with you.”
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Neville has been forthright about United’s issues on and off the pitch. Speaking after the West Ham defeat on his Sky Sports podcast, he mentioned: “It didn’t surprise me at all. I didn’t get carried away when they drew at Liverpool last week.
“What we see under this team, under any manager, is pretty much the same, you can’t trust them. They will let you down when they give you a glimmer of hope.”