Neville implores Man Utd boss Solskjaer to find ruthless streak 'like Mourinho & Conte'
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has implored Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be "selfish" and "ruthless" in the upcoming January transfer window.
After watching Sunday's 3-3 draw with Sheffield United, Neville believes Solskjaer lacks the necessary experience within his squad to help his younger charges.
Read more on Tribal FootballManchester United legend Gary Neville has implored Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be "selfish" and "ruthless" in the upcoming January transfer window.
After watching Sunday's 3-3 draw with Sheffield United, Neville believes Solskjaer lacks the necessary experience within his squad to help his younger charges.
"They haven't got senior players to let them know the expectation of what's required in a football team," he said. "They haven't got the leaders and those around them that set the standard. When I first broke into the team, I had people who set the standard, let you know where to go.
"[Juan] Mata is on the bench, [Paul] Pogba's injured, [Nemanja] Matic is looking to get away, [Ashley] Young's on the bench - the experienced players at the club are in turmoil a little bit. They haven't got futures, some of them. Others are injured. So essentially they're all out on that pitch, young together.
"There's another thing - they don't know how to approach a Premier League away game. They don't understand that it's different playing at Old Trafford than away from home. They don't have the experience or maturity. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to go and spend the club's money for himself, on two or three experienced players.
"He must demand it, he's not going to be there to see the fruits of the labour that he's putting in because there's a lot of good young players on that pitch that I enjoy watching, but unless they get the players in and around them quickly, they'll not see the standard and won't have the maturity.
"Ole's going to have to be selfish. He's going to have to have that ruthless streak that a [Jose] Mourinho has, or a [Antonio] Conte has, and he's going to have to go and spend the club's money in the January window and put two or three experienced players in that group and they could come alive."