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Gary Neville,

Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has called for major structural changes at the club, warning that sacking managers alone will not address its long-standing problems.

Neville made the remarks following the departure of head coach Michael Carrick, less than six months after he signed a two-year contract with the club.

Speaking to NBC on Thursday, the former England defender warned that United risked repeating a familiar pattern of appointing new managers, enjoying a brief improvement and eventually returning to poor form.

He said, “When the new manager comes in, everybody’s happy for a couple of months and all of a sudden, six months later, it happens again. You can keep changing the manager and thinking that’s going to be the answer. But this has been proven now over 12 years; that’s not the answer.”

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Neville, who mentioned former managers including Ruben Amorim, Erik ten Hag, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal, David Moyes and Ralf Rangnick, argued that the club’s difficulties went beyond the coaching position.

He identified weaknesses in United’s recruitment and performance departments, alongside inadequate leadership, as major concerns.

“If you’ve got a poor performance department, poor recruitment department, you’ve not got leadership that is strong right through the spine of the football club, you will fail,” he said.

He further questioned the experience of some senior figures within the club, insisting that the problems required attention across its leadership structure.

“There are real issues within that football club. You’ve got people doing those jobs who have never done those jobs before in senior positions,” Neville added.

United have struggled for consistency in recent seasons, with Carrick’s departure marking another managerial change as the club seeks to return to sustained success.

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Ihesiulo Grace Amarachi is a Nigerian journalist, writer and media professional serving as the Editor-in-Chief of TheTraffic.NG, a digital news platform covering national and international affairs. Her editorial interests span politics, business, aviation, health, technology, entertainment, sports and social development. She is committed to credible journalism, insightful reporting and compelling storytelling that informs public discourse and keeps readers abreast of important developments in Nigeria, Africa and beyond.

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