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Liam Wood

Liverpool great Robbie Fowler slams Gary Neville's 'laughable' Man United manager suggestion

Liverpool icon Robbie Fowler thinks suggestions from Gary Neville that Diego Simeone could be appointed as the next Manchester United manager are 'laughable'. It comes after key figures in the Old Trafford boardroom identified Erik ten Hag as their preferred candidate to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Aside from Ten Hag, there are other contenders for the United dugout — including Mauricio Pochettino and Thomas Tuchel, amid ongoing issues at Chelsea. However, while Simeone has put together an impressive CV at Atletico and masterminded victory over United in the Champions League last 16 over two legs, Fowler argues there is no way that his methods would be embraced at Old Trafford.

Championing the Atletico manager, Neville had said: "Simeone should be a candidate, but it's not been achievable to get him out of Atletico Madrid. He is wedded in there, he is tied. But would be brilliant to see him in the Premier League. Fantastic coach, brutal in how he approaches the game, I think in every single way.

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