Gary Neville has suggested that Manchester United could finally announce their new manager to fend off a backlash following a drab 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The Red Devils slipped up in their bid to qualify for the Champions League next season, leaving them sitting three points behind Arsenal, who currently occupy fourth place and boast two games in hand.
To add to their troubles, United are yet to appoint a successor to interim manager Ralf Rangnick, nearly five months on from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's sacking and with only eight games to go in their disastrous Premier League campaign.
While the club carry out interviews with the likes of Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino, ex-captain Neville reckons Rangnick's successor could be appointed within the coming days, with the aim of galvanising the Red Devils fan base ahead of their all-important run-in.
"Look, because the interview process started, publicly, sort of seven to 10 days ago, I said you've got to conclude it quite quickly or else it becomes a bit of a mess," the former right-back began on Sky Sports.
"There were reports earlier in the week that Ten Hag was awaiting details as to whether he was going to be offered a contract or not.
"I suspect after that performance today what we'll see if a a PR spike whereby the manager might be named. I don't know but, for me, it wouldn't surprise me. You know, I've spoken in the last couple of weeks about a new manager coming in and everything thinking, 'It's all okay, we'll go again.
"But we've been here for 10 years and it's tough. That was a really tough watch, that today. I'm not angry, I don't think any Manchester United fans left this ground angry tonight because we've gone probably past anger, we're just flat. We're bored and there was nothing there today.
"I don't feel sorry for the players but those players out on the pitch, I do genuinely believe players care, but they lack direction and that comes from the very top. I said two weeks ago, the owners have had 10 years post- Sir Alex Ferguson to try and work this out. You know, they're trying to run a football club by Zoom.
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"And they have been trying to run a football club by Zoom before Zoom even existed because they've not been here, [they've worked] through conference calls. Ultimately, there needs to be something that culturally shifts at this football club to make it a football project.
"I know Louis van Gaal 's had a sort of say this week, I didn't always particularly like Louis van Gaal's football when he was here, I thought it didn't really suit the club or my [preferred] style of play, even though he's an exceptional manager. He's had a sort of pop at the club this week.
"They need to get to a point whereby everyone's facing the right direction; the blinkers are on, they're all aligned on the same goal. There're too many people looking left and right thinking, 'Where's my next move? What am I doing? What's he doing? Is he gonna be here next year?' and that's just never good."
