Gary Neville hopes FA Cup final win can act as a catalyst for success at Man Utd

Gary Neville believes defying the odds to win the FA Cup at the end of a miserable campaign could kickstart Manchester United’s rise back to the top.

The absentee-hit Red Devils languish eighth after Monday’s 4-0 humbling at Crystal Palace and have three matches to avoid recording their lowest finish and points tally of the Premier League era.

United’s poor performances and results have heaped pressure on under-fire manager Erik ten Hag and increased the importance of the FA Cup final against neighbours Manchester City.

Big changes are afoot whatever happens at Wembley as Ineos look to take the Old Trafford outfit back to the top, but former captain Neville believes the May 25 clash could be the catalyst for a brighter future.

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“As sure as the sun will rise, Manchester United will start to win again,” he told the PA news agency. “It’s a fact.

“When that is, I don’t know. It can be no guarantee, but I know that these things go in cycles.

“I lived my whole childhood watching Liverpool, Everton and Arsenal win trophies, win the old Division One, and was patient.

“I had to wait until I was 18, 19 when Manchester United first won a league title in my life – and then we won a load of league titles, and now we’ve not won one for 10 years.

“I know full well that in my lifetime – hopefully – Manchester United will win trophies, but they will win trophies again. We will get it right, just as Liverpool will, just as Arsenal will.

“You can’t keep these great clubs down. I’m sorry, they’re too big, they’re too established, they’ve got a great history, they go through lean periods.

“Look, I hope in three, four weeks that this FA Cup final against Manchester City, which is such a