Gary Neville has claimed that Dan Ashworth's plans to rebuild Manchester United, perhaps, have been correct, despite the fact that the Red Devils brutally fired the sports director after just 159 days.
Ashworth, 54, was relentlessly fired by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos in December.
Manchester United Pocherde Pochworth from Newcastle last February, but was forced to wait for the sports director to finish his garden leave before he came to the team at Old Trafford.
But months later he was dismissed from his position and Ratcliffe later admitted that it was a mistake to hire him, and paid £ 4.1 million for the five months in the club including his dismissal package.
Mail Sport revealed that Ratcliffe was frustrated by what was seen as the indecision of Ashworth, in particular with regard to a definitive plan with regard to the future of previous manager Erik ten Hag and the potential successor of the Dutchman.
Reports claimed that Ashworth Gareth Southgate, Eddie Howe, Thomas Frank and Graham Potter had presented as potential successors after Ten Hag was fired in October.
Man United appointed Ruben Amorim instead, but the former Sporting Lisbon Baas has supervised only six wins in 25 Premier League matches to leave the Red Devils in 16th place.
Neville said that Amorim's struggle to reverse the domestic fortunes of Man United can show that the approach of Ashworth was correct, which suggests that his candidates may have delivered a basis on which the club could build.
“Knowing him like me and how reliable than Ashworth is and reliable, he went with a plan that looked pretty unpectacular at the time,” said Neville about the debate about overlapping fan offered by Sky Sport.
“He gave them two or three managers who don't let their juices flow and said:” I think these are the people who have to be the first step on the rebuilding of this football club “
'Those kind of people [Southgate and Howe]Graham Potter. These people will correct the culture in the club, you get the dressing room solid, good characters and good work ethic. It is the bridge that is needed to get where we have to go.
'You are not going to come from where we are in principle [top]. Looking back now he was right and the club needed a period of two or three years as fourth, achieved a good culture and the staff got happy.
“Maybe he was right that there had to be a springboard before we come back.
'I have no support [Southgate] At that time because I didn't think it was the right mix, but now I see what's going on, it's really disturbing. '
The former man United Defender changed Pundit, expressed his concern about Amorim's ability to reform his team if the club loses the Europa League final to Tottenham and miss a place in the Champions League.
Neville's comments come because Ashworth was confirmed to return to the game that was appointed as the first Chief Football Officer of the Football Association.
The FA said that Ashworth, who was previously their director of Elite development and subsequently technical director, will lead the powerful strategy and new look St. George's Park.
The role will include that Ashworth has strategic supervision in the teams of England and Women.
“Then is a hugely influential and respected figure in the game, who has a long -term dedication to English football,” said Mark Bullingham, Fa Chief Executive.
“We are very happy to welcome him back in this new role.”