Gary Neville named the two players Manchester United needed to sign last summer to have challenged for this season’s Premier League title.
On Sunday, United netted in stoppage time of extra time courtesy of Amad Diallo to claim a 4-3 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.
Jurgen Klopp’s men had themselves been minutes away from progressing to the last four, having been ahead in the 87th minute of normal time and again in the 112th minute of extra-time.
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Yet, United were ultimately able to claim equalisers on both occasions, before Amad swept the winner at the last.
It was a crucial victory for Erik ten Hag’s men, who have endured a campaign of inertia so far. United are languishing in 6th in the Premier League table while they were knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage.
However, former United defender and Sky Sports pundit Neville claimed in September that United were just a couple of huge summer signings away from challenging for the league title.
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Indeed, Neville insisted that if Ten Hag had Harry Kane and Declan Rice at his disposal they could have competed for top spot.
On his podcast for Sky Sports, the former United skipper explained: "I was worried at the start of the season.
"There was this feeling Manchester United had got their business done early in the transfer window and that was good, but I was concerned the players they had brought in wouldn't improve them from last season.
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“I never thought for one second they would challenge Manchester City and Arsenal from the players they brought in.
"That would have needed a Harry Kane-type signing or Declan Rice, as an example. They didn't have the money to do those types of signings."
Topics: Manchester United, Premier League, Gary Neville, Harry Kane, Declan Rice, Erik Ten Hag
Chris Byfield