Gary Neville says replacing David de Gea is now an urgent priority and warns Erik ten Hag has got the ‘maximum’ out of current Man Utd squad

Gary Neville believes the time has come for Manchester United to replace David De Gea as the current squad fails to take Erik ten Haag’s squad to the next level.

De Gea has won the Premier League’s Golden Glove award this season, but some worrying performances have raised questions about his future. That’s because, recently, ten Haag failed to guarantee that the Spaniard would be the front-runner next season.

The goalkeeper’s contract at Old Trafford expires on 30 June, but he is expected to sign a new contract on reduced terms by then. Roy Keane has been at the forefront of recent criticism of De Gea following United’s FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City, but also about De Gea’s role in Ilkay Gundogan’s second-half goal. criticized.

Neville believes signing a new goalkeeper alongside a new striker is an urgent priority, with a technical midfielder also needed to balance the squad.

“We have to start at centre-forward and goalkeeper,” Neville told Metro.co.uk.

“Manchester United have big problems, especially up front, but it’s about time they needed a top goalkeeper.” It’s coming.” The Cup Final [vs City] showed us all. I hate to say it, but the second goal shouldn’t have been a goal.

“The reality is that David De Gea had a great career at Manchester United and was a great goalkeeper.” But now it’s time for him to take the challenge and make someone want to be number 1.

“But you can also see the midfield. There are two players who don’t have enough leg strength to handle the ball and two players who have enough leg strength to handle the ball.

“I still think this midfield composition is wrong and they need to fix it.”

Ten Haag had a successful first season in English football, winning the Carabao Cup, reaching the FA Cup final and winning the league after his return. Finished 3rd. Champions League next season.

However, Neville believes the current team has reached the limit of what it can achieve and it would be a ‘mistake’ to rely on the same group of players to make up for Manchester City and Arsenal’s losses next season. suggests.

“There are some players who have been hanging around for a while and never really hit the mark, but if you keep thinking it might happen, it doesn’t.” Eric ten Haag I think we got the most out of this side, reaching two cup finals and finishing third in the league.

“At the end of the day, there were some injuries and it might have been difficult just to play in competitions, including the Europa League.” There are players who have played under, so that would be a mistake on their part. Ole (Gunnar Solskjaer) asked if he could take the next step.

This week, Neville will join Roy Keane and Jamie Redknapp on the Overlap On Tour, traveling across England and Ireland to revisit the places that have shaped their lives and shaped their careers. . Of three former Premier League stars.

As well as traveling to popular live shows and revisiting youth clubs, the trio will also take on challenges such as roping in Liverpool and refereeing a match in Hackney Marsh.

“The idea for the tour came from the idea that this show was an offshoot of what we were doing on television, the live show, and we needed an activity around it,” says Neville. Told. “Bringing in some challenges, going back to where people lived and grew up, and a live show, these three things he made this work interesting and were great.”