Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has urged Manchester United to go out and ‘buy a manager’ immediately.
Merson also said that Manchester United were lazy not to appoint Antonio Conte as their manager following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last year.
Conte had been linked with the Man United job towards the end of Solskjaer’s spell as manager.
But Man United opted to give the Norwegian more time, while Tottenham Hotspur wasted no time by sacking Nuno Espirito Santo and immediately appointing Conte.
Man United eventually sacked Solskjaer and appointed Ralf Rangnick as interim manager until the end of the season.
“When you look at Tottenham now, it was just lazy from United that they didn’t go for him [Conte],” Merson told Sky Sports.
“Spurs are a completely different team now. He’s come in and he’s spoken, and how can you not listen to a guy like Conte. He’s won the league everywhere he’s been. He comes in and he doesn’t mess about.
“On the other hand, Rangnick is at United for just six months. What can he do in that time?
“It is one of the things I just don’t get with football. It’s all about money, transfers and bringing in players, but nobody ever pays the big bucks to go and get a manager.
“If they do, everyone is talking about how much they cost, but if you haven’t got the manager you are not winning anything, in my opinion.
“Manchester United needs to act and fast.”
