Ruben Amorim and Arne Slot (Photo by Justin Setterfield, Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has made it clear he’s changed his mind about the problems at his former club after seeing how well Liverpool recovered after Jurgen Klopp left.
Man Utd haven’t been the same since Sir Alex Ferguson called time on his legendary career at the end of the 2012/13 season, going through a long list of different managers and expensive signings who’ve all struggled.
Although it’s hard to compare the two situations, Liverpool bounced back immediately after Klopp left, with Arne Slot winning the Premier League title last season.
Neville says this has made him question if there was always going to be such a drop-off from United, or if better decisions could have prevented it.
Gary Neville on Manchester United and Liverpool dealing with legendary managers leaving
Ferguson had been at Old Trafford for 26 years and totally transformed the club, so the comparison with Klopp isn’t entirely like-for-like as he’d only been at Anfield for just under nine years.
Still, there’s no doubt that the German tactician also majorly changed Liverpool in that time, giving them their first league title in 30 years and winning a sixth Champions League title.
Speaking on the Overlap on YouTube, Neville discussed what United should have done differently when Ferguson retired.
“There was always going to be a drop-off, wasn’t there?” Roy Keane said in response.
Leny Yoro, Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
However, Neville replied: “Was there, Roy? To be fair, I say that, and then I look at what Slot’s done after Klopp, I know it wasn’t quite the same dynasty …that changed my mind a little bit.
“After (Arsene) Wenger (at Arsenal) there was a drop-off. After Klopp I was expecting there to be a drop-off, but there wasn’t. So what could’ve been done there, in terms of this massive problem that’s been created for the club?”
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