Gary says Mourinho can’t mope – he has to get tough

GARY Neville has told Jose Mourinho he can’t afford to feel sorry for himself as he searches for a way to respond to runaway City.

The United boss has hit back at critics in recent weeks, labelling reports he will quit the club as ‘garbage’ and taking Paul Scholes to task over his comments about Paul Pogba.

It follows his pop at City’s spending as Mourinho looks to rebuild after the failed regimes of David Moyes and Louis van Gaal.

Neville, talking in his Sky Sports podcast, insists the manager and his players have to focus on the task and be ‘tough’.

“The problem is that when you’ve got such big rivals and such big rivals in management terms as Jose and Pep [Guardiola], everything gets amplified,” said Neville.

“That’s the nature of a big club like Manchester United – getting criticism as well as the praise.

“But you have to forget the uncontrollables.

“Don’t feel picked on, because nobody feels sorry for you when you’re at Manchester United.

“You have to accept it and be tough enough to overcome it.

“They’ve still got trophies to play for – the FA Cup, the Champions League – and they have a real challenge on to finish second in the league.

“While second shouldn’t be tolerated at Manchester United, it would be an improvement on recent years.”