Manchester United legend Gary Neville has said the club’s managerial sackings have put him in “difficult positions” during his Premier League punditry.
The 20-time top-flight champions have had five permanent managers since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, as well as a spell under Ralf Rangnick in an interim role for less than six months.
Neville, who spent his entire career with United under Ferguson and won eight Premier League titles, has frequently had to temper his support for the fallen giants with scrutiny during their struggle to challenge at the top of the table.
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“It could be different moments during the last ten years, it could be just a normal game, run-of-the-mill game where you basically find yourself being critical of the team,” the former full-back told the UTD Podcast.
“When you leave the club and you’re working in the media, you obviously then find yourself in difficult positions at times. Those difficult positions could be a really bad defeat, 7-0 at Anfield.
“[It could be when] they sack a manager or a player leaves or you find yourself actually talking about a player that maybe you used to play with.”
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Publish date : 2024-06-02 19:01:18
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