SIGN OF THE TIMES
‘Man Utd have only made ONE good signing in the last TEN YEARS… they’ve spent £1.8billion, that has to change’
The Class of 92' ace has a warning for new boss Ruben Amorim
GARY NEVILLE has savaged Manchester United's transfer dealings - and believes they have got just ONE signing right in the last decade.
The Red Devils sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday and were quick to replace him with Ruben Amorim.
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Man Utd have splashed out £1.8billion on players over the past ten years.
They have failed to mount a Premier League title challenge in that time, going through six managers and a string of expensive flops.
Neville believes only Bruno Fernandes has lived up to his fee after arriving from Sporting Lisbon for £55m in January 2020.
He told Sky Sports: "There are managers that have come here that have been tried and tested and successful.
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"There are players that have come here with great potential and ones that you thought would be good signings for the club.
"Only really Bruno [Fernandes] I can think of in 10 years has signed for the club and done more than I thought he would.
"I can't think of any other player. That's £1.8bn spent in the last 10 years, that's one thing that has to change."
Amorim arrives at United with the club languishing in the bottom half of the league.
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And Neville has challenged the 39-year-old to stop the rot that has set in since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club in 2013.
He continued: "[Amorim] has to get the best out of the players.
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"The players need to take responsibility for what's happened in the last 10 years.
"The club have signed a lot of players that other clubs wanted and when those players have arrived at Manchester United they've deteriorated.
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"Why is that? It could be the coach, it could be the players, it could be the environment is too big for them.
"Whatever it is it has to change because if he [Amorim] doesn't change that he will fall the same way the rest of them have."
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