Jose Mourinho brought his pragmatic style of football to Old Trafford when he was appointed in 2013, but it didn’t go down well
Although he won the Europa League and League Cup in his first season, it was at the expense of the club’s traditional attacking brand of football
Supporters began to shun the team and Old Trafford was no longer the fortress it had once been
Chants of "attack, attack, attack" have rung around the Theatre of Dreams in the five-and-a-half years since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement
But since Mourinho was sacked and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge, the club’s results and demeanour as a whole have improved
And Neville is adamant that the club should never go down the Mourinho route again by putting results ahead of the club’s philosophy
"No one should ever be allowed to enter Manchester United's training ground or Old Trafford ever again to shape their own philosophy," he said on the Gary Neville podcast
"That is done. "Manchester United's philosophy is so deep and so meaningful, it's like Barcelona's and it's like Ajax's
"At Manchester United you play fast, attacking football in an entertaining way
“You bring young players through and give them belief. And you win." Neville, who made over 600 appearances for United during his career, added: "What Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has done in a month, irrespective of the how the club do this season, has shown Manchester United that
"I like watching it, that's it. I want to go to the ground again. "There was one counter-attack in the first half at Wembley where they sprinted forward from one box to the other
“And I thought 'wow! I'm watching red shirts run from box to box in three seconds, passing quickly' and that's what you want to see
By winning his first seven games in charge, caretaker boss Solskjaer has put himself in the driving seat for the permanent role
"I'm not saying that Manchester United have to bring in a manager next that's going to win the league in the next couple of years," Neville added
“But they have to bring a manager in that's going to bring belief to young players from the academy that they are going to be brought through
"They must play fast, attacking and entertaining football and if the club can win as a result of that, then that's wonderful
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