Gary Neville believes Man City's owners should be 'applauded' for their work in the city and wants Manchester United to avoid a private equity firm.
The club remains up for sale with three bids on the table to buy Manchester United from The Glazer Family. Sir Jim Ratcliffe's offer could see two of the brothers remain at Old Trafford after the takeover is completed.
The offer from Qatar would be a full buyout of United, in a similar vein to Abu Dhabi at Manchester City in 2008. City have enjoyed unprecedented success since then. ALSO READ: Manchester United have three forwards pushing for a place in the team after Bournemouth win Neville wants United to avoid an American private equity firm which could take money out of the club, after years of the same treatment from the Glazers.
He praised Sheikh Mansour's work at Manchester City after a transformative effect on the club. "I look at East Manchester and think about the prosperity Abu Dhabi [ownership of City] has brought there," told The Times. "That needs [to be] applauded.