Gary Neville has warned Manchester United’s Premier League rivals the club’s decline will not last forever and is adamant his former club will not only ‘win again’ but ‘win big’.
United have suffered an extraordinary decline since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 and currently find themselves in the bottom-half of the Premier League and out of the Champions League.
The Red Devils established himself as the dominant force in England under Fergie but have struggled badly since the legendary manager retired.
Manchester United continue to break unwanted records and Neville admits he struggles to see any ‘green shoots of recovery’ under Ruben Amorim, who was appointed in November to replace Erik ten Hag.
However, the former England defender is adamant that United will not only challenge for Premier League titles again but ‘win big’.
Manchester City have been the dominant force in English football in recent years, lifting four successive league titles and a historic treble under Pep Guardiola before their recent blip.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have also surpassed struggling Manchester United, with the two former clubs currently involved in an intriguing title race.
‘Going back to when Sir Alex and David Gill left [in 2013], the succession planning was horrific,’ Neville told The Times.
‘You think about how Liverpool have dealt with it, post-Klopp. At United those failings 100 per cent fall upon the owners, the Glazer family.
‘I mean, it was bizarre that period. To run a football club for a decade without a football department, a sporting department of any note. It was madness.
‘Ineos have now come in. My preference would have been for a complete takeover and for the Glazer family to leave, but at least there’s been disruption. At least they’re making decisions.
‘I think they’ve found it bloody hard. It’s an oil tanker. It’s huge. Until you’re in there, you can’t understand the scale of United and the enormity of everything.
‘Ruben Amorim [the head coach], I bet he can’t believe what he’s seeing on the pitch. But I do believe it will change.
‘I believe Manchester United should have a world-class 100,000-seater stadium; the best training ground.
‘And I’m steadfast in thinking United will win again, and they’ll win big. Because you can’t keep them down forever, even if I’ve not seen the green shoots of recovery at all yet.
‘Like any business, they have to be given time; three or four years. We’re building a hotel. You go to any hotel and it’s three years, minimum, until you get stability.’
Manchester United travel to north London on Sunday to take on Ange Postecoglou’s struggling Tottenham, who will leapfrog the Red Devils with a victory.
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