Conte’s not right for Reds - Neville

GARY Neville has cast doubt on the prospect of Antonio Conte replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as United manager.

Saturday’s 4-2 defeat against Leicester City cranked up the pressure on the Norwegian, who has overseen an unconvincing and indifferent start to the season.

United have won only four of their eight Premier League matches and are now without a victory in three ahead of a daunting domestic run in which they face Liverpool, Tottenham, City, Chelsea and Arsenal in the coming weeks.

Conte has been touted as a potential replacement should Solskjaer leave his position as United manager.

Former Chelsea boss Conte, who is without a club after leaving Inter Milan in May, has also been installed as the bookmakers favourite to be the next incumbent in the Old Trafford hotseat.

But former United defender Neville said: “Conte won’t be the manager at Manchester United I don’t think.

“I don’t think they’ll go for that option, personally. He’s a great manager but I think certain managers fit certain clubs and I don’t think Conte fits United personally. As I say, great manager but doesn’t feel right for me that one.”

When it was put to Neville that Conte would win the title with the right squad, he said: “I’m not in to that, giving someone a squad. We tried that with Jose (Mourinho), ‘Give Jose a squad and we’ll definitely win the league’. We didn’t, and in the end it was a mess and everybody wanted him out.”

Neville also discussed other names who have been put forward as potential successors.

He said: “Brendan Rodgers to United? No that won’t happen either. Managed Liverpool before, I don’t think they would go for Brendan - who again is a great manager.

“Will Zidane come? Not sure. We’re just speculating now, throwing names in the air. It’s like when you’re making soup and you taste it having put a load of ingredients in and it’s not particularly great and then you just start adding stuff thinking it’s going to make it better. It’s definitely not going to make it better.”