Two months down the line and little seems to have changed, with Neville saying: “If you’d have said to me that you will be watching Leicester v Manchester United on Saturday and it was first v second, I’d have said you are mad”.
Advertisement
However, Louis van Gaal’s side have been defensively excellent so far this season and while they have failed to thrill many with their style of football, United still sit second in the league table.
United face Leicester with striker Jamie Vardy aiming to erase Ruud van Nistelrooy from the record books by scoring in an eleventh successive Premier League game.
United could have secured qualification to the round of 16 phase with a win against PSV on Wednesday night at Old Trafford, but the game ended 0-0 after a drab 90 minutes.
Vardy also earned a call up to the England squad and looks certain to be on the plane to France next summer.
“I’ve thought for some time that something could be done about it and after several conversations with my agent, John Morris, and my fiancee, Becky, we chose to set up V9 to unearth talent and give those players a shot – hopefully at earning professional contracts but also to learn and understand what it takes to be a professional at the highest level”. “It was a game we were capable of winning”.
Asked about Vardy, LVG said: “He was already last season a very nasty player for us”.
“Jamie is now a champion”. He has to take confidence in this. “He’s a strong character because he comes from non-league”.
Van Gaal’s men can go to the top of the table with a win this weekend when United play Leicester away from home.
While Spurs seek to stay in touch with the leaders, so will Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool, who were superb in their 4-1 demolition of Manchester City last week.
“I have good and bad memories of facing Ranieri”.
But Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is not looking for excuses.
Opposition coach van Gaal feels Leicester fully deserve their place at the summit, and is wary coming up against their experienced manager on Saturday evening.
“We have to forget this game (at Juventus) and try to bounce back in the league”.
Advertisement
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes Manchester City should be “walking” their way to the Premier League title.
