It’s not a great time to be a Manchester United fan.
The Red Devils were outclassed in the Champions League by Juventus, while domestically they are stuck down in 10th in the Premier League whereas their two fiercest rivals, Manchester City and Liverpool, fight it out at the top-of-the-table.
Jose Mourinho’s future is also up in the air, as are many of the club’s star players.
Unlike the current band of underperforming United ‘stars’, former defender Gary Neville is no stranger to lifting multiple Premier League titles, having won eight league winners’ medals during his career.
With United already nine points adrift of the summit after just nine games, the popular Sky Sports pundit has revealed which of City and Liverpool he’d rather go on and win the title.
“The last thing I want to see is Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the league! Liverpool could potentially win the league this season and that does not even bear thinking about for a United fan,” said Neville at the launch of Ben Thornley’s autobiography.
“And in some ways the lesser of the two evils is, let’s hope City win it if it is going to be one of the two. Because at this moment of time, Liverpool actually look really dangerous and they are going to go a lot closer, and that is a real threat.
“So that should be the biggest challenge for United, because in reality you are looking at the two most successful clubs in English football history and that should motivate everybody to try and make sure the club wins.”
United head into the weekend looking to bounce back against Everton, who are currently enjoying a three-game winning run, although the Toffees have only won one of their last 26 visits to The Theatre Of Dreams.