CONTE ‘NOT RIGHT’ FOR UNITED? BEHAVE

By CHRIS SUTTON

ANTONIO CONTE was right for Manchester United when they were looking for a replacement for David Moyes in 2014. For Louis van Gaal in 2016. For Jose Mourinho in 2018. For Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2021. He would be right for them now if they were still searching for a new head coach. Conte is a winner — he won the Premier League with Chelsea and La Liga with Juventus and Inter Milan. He knows how to get a result — just ask Liverpool and Manchester City, neither of whom could beat Tottenham

this season. United went to Brighton on Saturday and were smashed. Would that have happened on Conte’s watch? Unlikely. Jurgen Klopp was agitated after Liverpool were held by Tottenham and had a pop at their style of play. How dare Conte not play the way Klopp wanted! Then Gary Neville sparked a social media debate yesterday by tweeting that Conte’s style is ‘why he wasn’t the right fit for United’. Behave. United would be lucky to have Conte in charge.