Football pundit Jamie Carragher has criticized Manchester United for their naivety in believing they will find another Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Red Devils recently sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and are on the lookout for a new manager. Michael Carrick is currently the interim boss, with the club reportedly set to bring in another interim manager to help them see out the season.

Manchester United missed a trick when they failed to sign Antonio Conte after their 5-0 loss to Liverpool last month. Conte was said to be interested in the job, but pundits such as Gary Neville and the Red Devils hierarchy reportedly didn’t believe he would be a good fit. The Italian eventually moved to Tottenham Hotspur, while Solskjaer held on to his job for close to a month post the loss to Liverpool.

Jamie Carragher praised Spurs chairman Daniel Levy for moving swiftly to replace Nuno Espirito Santo with Conte. The former Liverpool defender wrote in his column for The Telegraph (via Caught Offside):

Manchester United are rumored to be keen to bring in Mauricio Pochettino to take over the club. However, the Red Devils could have achieved this in 2019 itself when Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur. Instead, the club backed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and continued to do so until earlier this month.

Jamie Carragher criticized Manchester United for the same. The Sky Sports pundit said:

Carragher went on to add that the amount of money spent by Manchester United during Solskjaer’s reign should have delivered better returns.

Solskjaer’s departure has taken Manchester United back to square one as they look for a manager once again. However, whoever they bring in will have an extremely talented squad at their disposal.