Diego Simeone has told Manchester United what they need to change

Three weeks after ending Manchester United's hopes of a Champions League triumph this season, Atletico Madrid return to the city tonight looking to inflict the same punishment on the noisy neighbours as the one they handed Ralf Rangnick's side prior to the international break.

This time, Manchester Airport won't be the toughest obstacle for the La Liga side to overcome, with City posing a far bigger test of strength than a United side bereft of ideas and self-belief.

For manager Diego Simeone, it represents another opportunity to showcase his project to a wider European audience, it could also act as another chance to prove why he is deserving of a Premier League job sometime in the future.

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Simeone has previously been backed for the United role, with club great Gary Neville even suggesting him for the role following the Champions League tie last month.

"Diego Simeone should be a candidate, but it’s never been achievable to get him out of Atletico Madrid," Neville stated on a Sky Sports Q&A. "Fantastic coach, brutal in how he approaches the game, I think in every single way. He’s tough, and Manchester United need a tough manager.

"Manchester United need a manager who can compete with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola – they’re the best, so they need someone who can stand on that touchline and feel equal to them and I think Simeone could.

"I wouldn’t rule Simeone out at all, but I think Ten Hag and Pochettino would be the way forward because they’ll want a progressive coach that plays a certain way, that probably is a little bit cheaper and available."

Figures released by L'Equipe last month suggested Simeone is the highest-paid coach in