“It’s like a movie we have all seen before,” says pundit
Gary Neville says Manchester United’s situation has become like Groundhog Day, with the same situation repeating itself over and over again in an endless loop.
Groundhod Day is a film about a man who keeps experiencing the same day and situations no matter what he tries to do differently. United sacked Ruben Amorim this week, putting an end to a promised rebuild, and are now searching for an interim manager who will take charge till the summer, when they will appoint a permanent head coach.
Former interim and then permanent manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer is in the running, four years after being sacked from the helm. Michael Carrick and Ruud van Nistelrooy are also said to be in contention. Since 2013, when Alex Ferguson retired, United have been in an endless cycle of terminating rebuilding projects and then hiring an interim who was a former player.
“They put Ryan [Giggs] in charge 10 years ago, then Ole came in charge and you go back to the old boys, then you go for a new one, then you go for more experience,” Neville said on Sky Sports.
“It is almost like a cycle, like a movie we have all seen before and Groundhog Day.
“What I do think is Ole is someone who absolutely loves the club, he knows the job, he has been in the job.
“The other names that have been mentioned – Michael Carrick, Ruud van Nistelrooy – these are really fantastic people. I trained with those guys for a lot of years.
“They love the club intensely, they get the club, but still they are going to come under a lot of pressure in this next four or five months if results don’t go their way and they are going to have to be ready for that.
“Whoever is going to get it out of those three who are being mentioned, I wish them all the best because it is a tough role.”
