Gary Neville feels the top four is now out of reach for Manchester United. The Reds legend was critical of Ralf Rangnick's side as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Saturday.
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Gary Neville has called for Diego Simeone to be considered for the Manchester United job.
Simeone masterminded a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford on Tuesday night to knock United out of the Champions League. The Atletico Madrid boss is currently not in the running for the permanent managerial position though.
Manchester Evening News understands that Erik ten Hag is favoured by the United board to become the next boss at the Theatre of Dreams. Mauricio Pochettino is also still being considered but following Ajax being knocked out of the Champions League this week, Ten Hag is considered the favourite.
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However Neville thinks that the Reds should focus on the long term Atleti manager. Speaking to Sky Sports during a Q&A , Neville explained: "Diego Simeone should be a candidate, but it’s never been achievable to get him out of Atletico Madrid.
"He is wedded in there, he is tied. But it would be brilliant to see him in the Premier League, you saw on Tuesday night, I’ve seen it many times – I got beaten 2-0 in Valencia by his brilliant Atletico Madrid team that Griezmann was in before he went to Barcelona."
He added: "Fantastic coach, brutal in how he approaches the game, I think in every single way. He’s tough, and Manchester United need a tough manager.
" Manchester United need a manager who can compete with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola – they’re the best, so they need someone who can stand on that touchline and feel equal to them and I think Simeone could. I wouldn’t rule Simeone out at all, but I think Ten Hag and Pochettino would be the way forward because they’ll want a progressive coach that plays a certain way, that probably is a
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