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Gary Neville: 'Mauricio Pochettino natural choice for Manchester United'

Neville: 'Poch natural choice for United'
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Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville admits that he has "conflicting views" when it comes to Jose Mourinho's long-term replacement at Old Trafford.

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has admitted that he has "conflicting views" when it comes to Jose Mourinho's long-term replacement at Old Trafford.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was placed in temporary control of United in December and it had been thought that the Norwegian would simply remain in the position until this summer, when he would step down.

Solskjaer has led United to eight wins from their last nine matches in all competitions, however, and there have been calls for the club's former striker to be given the opportunity to lead the team moving forward.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino is still seen as the favourite by many though, with the Argentine impressing at Southampton before moving to Spurs in 2014.

Neville has conceded that he has "conflicting views" but currently sees Pochettino as "the natural choice".

"I do have conflicting views. Personally I would want him [Solskjaer] to have a shot at the job he's got now. But on the other hand I want the club to make an unemotional decision - 'Is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the best person for the job?'" The Telegraph quotes Neville as saying.

"If the answer is 'yes' at the end of the season because he's got them into the top four and they've won the FA Cup, you'd say, 'How can you not give him the job?' I'm not going to change from this. I said United should go for the best off the pitch football brain in the world and the best head coach in the world they can get.

"And if that's Ole at the end of the season... I go back to that Pochettino always was the one who stood out for me as the one, in terms of the football, values and bringing through young players, like what he's done at Tottenham and Southampton. Over a period of time it feels to me like he would be the natural choice."

United will look to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they travel to Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.

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