Gary Neville names outstanding candidate to be next Man Utd boss with talks plannedFormer Manchester United captain Gary Neville has named the football icon he believes should take over at Old Trafford after Ruben Amorim was sacked earlier this weekView 2 Images Gary Neville wants Carlo Ancelotti at Man United (Image: Emilee Chinn - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)Gary Neville has declared Carlo Ancelotti the outstanding candidate to take over at Manchester United and would be happy to wait until after the World Cup for the Brazil boss. Darren Fletcher took charge of the club against Burnley and is set to be in the dugout against Brighton this weekend. "With the last 12 years being a period of massive underperformance for Manchester United managers, there are certain boxes the next candidate now needs to tick," wrote Neville in the Overlap newsletter. 5 questions Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to answer in Man Utd job interview READ MORE :Man Utd facing double blow ahead of Manchester derby as major outcome looms READ MORE :"1. You have to understand the Manchester United way, which means you have to be a glass-half-full kind of manager.

Source: Daily Mirror January 10, 2026 14:45 UTC