Sometimes managers need sacking for own good – Neville

Gary Neville says managers sometimes need to be sacked "for their own good" as Manchester United persist with under-pressure boss Michael Carrick. Michael Carrick has guided Manchester United to just one Premier League win this season Gary Neville says managers sometimes need to be sacked "for their own good" as he reflected on Manchester United's decision to persist with under-pressure Michael Carrick. United are 16th in the Premier League, just one point above the relegation zone, following a dismal 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth on Sunday. Carrick was widely expected to be sacked after that loss, but the club have opted to give the 45-year-old head coach the opportunity to turn things around, and he will remain in charge for United's trip to Chelsea on Saturday lunchtime.

"I reckon what's happened in the 24 hours after Bournemouth is that they've literally debated it back and forth," former Manchester United captain Neville said on the Stick to Football podcast. "I don't know this, but they've debated it to the point where they've got themselves into a muddle, and thought, 'we'll just stay with him'. "I think staying with him is a result of the lack of planning, the lack of probably available options, the lack of decision-making around the two people that probably are available. That's when you're really struggling." Neville