Man Utd urged by pundit to ignore Neville and ‘nincompoop’ players

Simon Jordan has encouraged Man Utd to ignore Gary Neville and their players as they look to appoint a new permanent manager.

The Red Devils will replace Ralf Rangnick with a new permanent boss during the summer.

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The likes of Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino have been linked with the English giants.

Man Utd exited the Champions League last month as they were beaten on aggregate by Atletico Madrid.

After this result, Neville called for United to appoint their manager Diego Simeone.

Jordan is of the belief that the Man Utd hierarchy should ignore the thoughts of Neville and other pundits:

“Good advice is something you can never have too much of. But sometimes, you have to make a decision based off what you know to be the case, rather than other people parroting in your ear about half the facts they know,” Jordan told talkSPORT.

“Gary Neville doesn’t know all the facts. Gary Neville didn’t get a memo sent to him saying ‘you know everything, listen to me’. There’s a backdrop to understanding Manchester United 20 years ago and there’s a backdrop to understanding the antidote to Manchester United’s problems now.”

Jordan went onto suggest that the “nincompoop” players are “half the problem” at United:

“I think a decision has to be made. I couldn’t care less what the nincompoops inside the dressing room think. They are half the problem, so I certainly wouldn’t be canvassing their opinions. Whoever they liked would be the last person I picked. Whoever they wanted would be surplus to requirements in terms of understanding what was right for Man United,” he added.

“If you understand what is right for Manchester United, and I doubt the current regime does, it does then