Gary Neville says managers sometimes need to be dismissed “for their own good” as Manchester United persist with under-pressure boss Michael Carrick.
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Sunday’s 3-0 humbling at home to Bournemouth left the English giants one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
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humbling → postpone → zone
United have won just two of 12 matches in all competitions this season, with a return of seven points from eight league games representing their worst start to a league season in 40 years.
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return → win → years
But Carrick, 45, and a former United and England midfielder, remains in charge and is expected to give a pre-match news conference later on Thursday ahead of the team’s league match away to Chelsea on Saturday.
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Carrick → remain → Saturday
“I reckon what’s happened in the 24 hours after Bournemouth is that [the United hierarchy] literally debated [Carrick’s future] back and forth,” former Manchester United captain Neville said on the Stick to Football podcast.
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Neville → reckon → podcast
“I don’t know this, but they’ve debated it to the point where they’ve got themselves into a muddle, and thought, ‘we’ll just stay with him’.”
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we → know → him
“I think staying with him is a result of the lack of planning, the lack of probably available options, the lack of decision-making around the two people that probably are available.
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that → think → people
That’s when you’re really struggling.”
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you → ’ → ?
Neville, a former United teammate of Carrick, added: “Sometimes a manager needs sacking for their own good.
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manager → add → good
I needed sacking at Valencia.
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I → need → Valencia
I was happy that they put me out of my misery.”
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they → put → misery
Both Eddie Howe, previously in charge of Newcastle, and former Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann have been touted as possible replacements for Carrick at Old Trafford.
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Howe → tout → Trafford
Carrick, however, appears to have the backing of the United faithful, being warmly applauded by fans as he made his way down the tunnel following the defeat by Bournemouth.
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he → appear → Bournemouth
Moments later a chorus of boos erupted as the players left the pitch, as supporters made clear where they think the blame lies for United’s current malaise.
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blame → erupt → malaise
Carrick was handed a two-year deal in May after inspiring an impressive revival following the team’s struggles under Ruben Amorim — United secured third place in the Premier League and a return to the Champions League.
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United → hand → League
The drastic decline this season is an all-too-familiar story for United supporters, who last witnessed a Premier League title triumph 13 years ago under Alex Ferguson.
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who → witness → Ferguson
Neville believes the root of United’s woes is majority owners the Glazer family, saying “enough is enough” as he urged them to sell up.
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he → believe → them
The Glazers took control of the club in a controversial takeover in 2005.
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Glazers → take → 2005
They remain majority owners after selling a minority stake to British billionaire businessman Jim Ratcliffe in 2024.
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Neville, a longstanding critic, reiterated his call for the United States-based family to sell.
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family → reiterate → call
“There’s 1.2 billion pounds [$1.6 billion] of debt in that football club, they’re hamstrung in some ways,” said Neville, adding: “You’ve got a failure of 13, 14 years on the football side, you’ve subbed it out to somebody else [Ratcliffe] which is ridiculous, and not took responsibility …
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which → ’ → responsibility
Enough is enough, they have to sell the whole club.”
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they → have → club
“The fans have had enough.
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fans → have → enough
They have to go now.”
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They → have → ?
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