Neville names ‘problem’ Man United must fix this summer

Gary Neville has said ‘the centre of midfield is a problem’ that Manchester United must address in the summer transfer window.

United have impressed under the stewardship of interim manager Michael Carrick, with seven wins in nine games propelling the Red Devils into the third in the Premier League table.

Sunday’s win over Aston Villa has made United frontrunners for Champions League football, a scenario that Neville believes will present problems without investment.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Neville said the club need to sign ‘two really good central midfield players’ in the summer window, amid Casemiro’s imminent exit and doubts over Manuel Ugarte’s future. He believes defensive additions are also needed but reiterated that midfield must be the focus.

“The centre of midfield is a problem. Mainoo and Casemiro are doing a great job right now for Michael Carrick. However, every Man Utd fans in this stadium know that is going to be nowhere near enough when they start playing in the Champions League next season.

“It is more than likely they will [qualify] and when they play a bit further in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup and they are playing in the Champions League they are going to need three or four really good midfielder players. At the moment you’ve got Mainoo, a midfield player you can buy into, but you can’t really look at any of the others and think that is going to work.

“Casemiro is leaving and Manuel Ugarte I think will leave. They need two really good central midfield players. Probably one that’s more positional, like a Michael Carrick-type, and one that’s more of a destroyer.

“I do think the back needs looking at but the midfield would be the real focus in the summer transfer window.”

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