Gary Neville is right about the next Manchester United manager

If Sky Sports are registering their successes over social media interactions then they will have been delighted with the latest post-match inquest into Manchester United at the Etihad on Sunday.

The days of calm and rational analysis appear to be over. Instead, Sky treated viewers to a studio of middle-aged blokes trying to shout louder than each other to make their points heard.

The post-match debrief over United's latest derby disaster was so chaotic and uncontrolled it made Prime Minister's Questions look like a well-run forum of sensible debate.

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It would be interesting to know how many viewers managed to stick with the discussion rather than become exasperated at the sight of people just shouting at each other. The social media interactions over digestible clips might be through the roof, but this was hardly a roaring success for the format of punditry in 2022.

Gary Neville was attempting to be the voice of reason but was often met with a hysterical Micah Richards. The former City defender enjoyed a bright start as a pundit but now seems to have descended into the equivalent of a fan sitting and screaming at the TV.

Perhaps the most interesting segment of their 'debate' was over United's managerial decisions, with Richards wondering forcefully why they didn't appoint Antonio Conte when he was available in October. He's a winner, was the sum of the argument, overlooking a fairly mediocre record at Tottenham that suggests that isn't always the case.

"Conte's not a manager for United," Neville responded. "He comes in for one or two years, he does a great job but we've been there with Jose Mourinho, they want to appoint either Mauricio Pochettino or [Erik] Ten-Hag