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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Former Manchester United right-back Gary Neville believes the club would be better building a brand new state of the art stadium opposed to undertaking work on Old Trafford.
As reported by the Manchester Evening News on Monday evening, United are open to several ideas to redevelop Old Trafford — including the possibility of completely rebuilding the stadium in its current location. The club is currently locked in talks with several planners and are keeping their options open.
United are yet to appoint a planner to undertake the works, but those who are competing for the contract have offered a variety of schemes and the club's hierarchy are keeping an open mind before settling on who they will use to complete the project chosen. Old Trafford has fallen behind other Premier League stadia and is in desperate need of modernising in places.
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Of the proposals submitted, the most ambitious is for Old Trafford to be completely rebuilt. If the club pressed ahead with the move, a new, larger stadium would be built in its place.
Although some United supporters are unimpressed by the talk of a complete rebuild, Neville has welcomed the idea. He has admitted that United have "fallen behind" their rivals when it comes to the facilities available to them.
Neville, speaking on his Instagram page, said: "There is a story emerging from Old Trafford that they might rebuild the entire stadium and I have just been asked what I think of it.
"I actually think that it would be the right move. I think by the time that they have spent money on Old Trafford, the existing one, then I think you would be better off building a brand new, better,
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