Neville is right: Five reasons only a five-time UCL winner can fix Man United

Manchester United are actively searching for an elite, proven manager capable of steering the club into a new era from this summer.

Michael Carrick has been handed the reins on a temporary basis following the abrupt and chaotic sacking of Ruben Amorim last week.

Names such as Oliver Glasner, Eddie Howe, Thomas Tuchel and several others have already been floated as potential candidates for the Old Trafford vacancy.

However, former United captain Gary Neville cut through the noise by urging INEOS to make a bold, uncompromising move for Carlo Ancelotti.

Here are five compelling reasons why the Red Devils must go all-in to lure the Italian maestro to the Theatre of Dreams.

Global success

The 66-year-old is one of the most decorated managers in modern football.

He has won UEFA Champions League five times with AC Milan and Real Madrid.

He has win the league titles in England, Spain, Germany, France and Italy.

That extraordinary achievement underlines not just success, but rare adaptability across cultures, leagues and footballing philosophies.

United must end the cycle of experimentation and place their faith in a serial winner.

Ancelotti is one of the very few of them.

Handling of media pressure

Ancelotti has decades of experience in management.

Having played across the Europe, he knows exactly how to handle pressure piled on by media.

Real Madrid and Manchester United are eerily similar clubs when it comes to relentless scrutiny and unforgiving headlines.

After managing more than 350 matches at the Bernabeu, Ancelotti has proven he can navigate constant criticism without losing focus or control.

For a club desperate to reduce off-field noise, he represents stability personified.

Managing egoes of players and board

The next United manager must command respect not just from the media, but from players and boardroom alike.

Both the Jose Mourinho and Erik ten Hag eras were undermined by player power, an issue that only began to ease under Amorim.

At a club where stars earn enormous wages and hold global profiles, unchecked egos can quickly poison a dressing room.

Ancelotti is uniquely qualified to keep those egos aligned with the collective goal.

He has managed superstar-heavy squads featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kylian Mbappe, Kaka and Karim Benzema, without much public fallouts or power struggles.

He has also successfully navigated complex club hierarchies at Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Chelsea.

Major attraction to sign new players

Managers are recruitment tools in today’s world. Any player who wants to be successful wants to be groomed under a world-class coach.

Ancelotti carries enormous pulling power, with young talents respecting his pedigree and established stars placing complete trust in his man-management.

With Ancelotti in charge, United could realistically compete for almost any player in world football, finances permitting.

Premier League experience

Unlike many candidates, Ancelotti requires no bedding-in period in English football.

He won the Premier League in his very first season at Chelsea, and did so in emphatic style.

That Chelsea side scored a record-breaking 103 league goals, finishing 17 clear of United in second place.

The Italian coach also did a decent job at Everton, with the highlight of his spell being their first win over Liverpool at Anfield since 1999.

United have gambled on promising coaches in Ten Hag and Amorim.
Now, the time has come to appoint a Premier League-proven heavyweight who knows exactly what it takes to win in England.

Article written by Sanidhya Bhardwaj .