Why young stars should avoid Man Utd
Mourinho has endured an indifferent start to life at Old Trafford with United struggling for form, particularly in the Premier League in which they currently occupy sixth place.
The Portuguese has taken much of the flak for the Red Devils’ inconsistent displays but Neville, who won eight league titles under Sir Alex Ferguson, has urged the club to support their manager.
Ferguson’s replacement David Moyes was sacked after 10 months while Louis Van Gaal was given his marching orders in May after serving two years of a three-year contract.
“It’s important that the club can stick by Jose for three years, let him do the work. It’s going to be tough, you can see that at the moment,” Neville told Sky Sports.
“The other clubs are spending big money, have their house in order, good teams as well. And Manchester United are not going to have it all their own way unfortunately.
“It was great watching the club win titles and being part of that all the time, but the reality of it is that it was never going to go on forever, this period was always going to come, but they’re going to have to fight through the difficult times, and do it in the right way if you like, and that means stability with the management team.
“I think we’re judging Jose Mourinho on a moment. You hear ridiculous things like: “Has he lost his magic?” He won the league 18 months ago, he’s one of the most successful managers of all time and he’s only young in management terms.
“If Manchester United go and win the next four matches, Mourinho will be a genius again, they’ll say, and we’re very quick these days to shoot managers, coaches, players down, particularly those who have built up enough credit to prove it over a long period of time.
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“Ultimately, let him do his job, let him deliver. There’s nothing to suggest he’s not going to deliver here yet, in my mind. There’s evidence to suggest it’s going to be tough, tougher than he thought.”
