Gary Neville believes ’s dull draw with Leicester could spark a quick announcement of their new permanent manager.
The Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Saturday evening as Fred’s strike cancelled out Kelechi Iheanacho’s opener.
But another lacklustre performance has left fans frustrated as they continue to wait for news on who will replace interim boss in the summer.
United have already held initial interviews with PSG boss and ’s Erik ten Hag and former defender Neville feels the disappointment of Saturday’s result could now force the club into making an announcement to keep the supporters on side.
‘Look, because the interview process started, publicly, sort of seven to 10 days ago, I said you’ve got to conclude it quite quickly or else it becomes a bit of a mess,’ Neville told Sky Sports.
‘There were reports earlier in the week that Ten Hag was awaiting details as to whether he was going to be offered a contract or not.
‘I suspect after that performance today what we’ll see a PR spike whereby the manager might be named. I don’t know but, for me, it wouldn’t surprise me.
‘You know, I’ve spoken in the last couple of weeks about a new manager coming in and everything thinking, “It’s all okay, we’ll go again.”
‘But we’ve been here for 10 years and it’s tough. That was a really tough watch, that today. I’m not angry, I don’t think any Manchester United fans left this ground angry tonight because we’ve gone probably past anger, we’re just flat. We’re bored and there was nothing there today.
‘I don’t feel sorry for the players but those players out on the pitch, I do genuinely believe players care, but they lack direction and that comes from the very top. I said two weeks ago, the owners have had 10 years post- Sir Alex Ferguson to try and work this out. You know, they’re trying to run a football club by Zoom.
‘And they have been trying to run a football club by Zoom before Zoom even existed because they’ve not been here, [they’ve worked] through conference calls. Ultimately, there needs to be something that culturally shifts at this football club to make it a football project.’
A draw for United leaves them sixth in the Premier League table, three points behind fourth-placed Arsenal but the Gunners have two games in hand.
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