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Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

Gary Neville sends Liverpool takeover message with Manchester United 'a better buy'

Liverpool may have to wait before finding their new owners because heavyweight investors will go for Manchester United first, according to Gary Neville.

Both north west footballing giants have been put up for sale by their respective American owners in the past few weeks, as United and Liverpool look to keep pace with Premier League standard-setters Manchester City.

But while Saudia Arabia sports minister Prince Abdulaziz has claimed in an interview with Sky Sports that his country intends to buy the Merseyside Reds, former Manchester United defender Neville is of the firm belief that billionaire sport investors will be looking at his former club first before turning their attention to Liverpool as a second option.

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