Gary Neville says Manchester United are two players away from easily winning the Premier League

Gary Neville was recently appointed Valencia manager

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has had his say on the Red Devils’ title chances and he believes they are two ‘match-winning players’ away from easily winning the title. The ex-United fullback stated his views about the possibility of United winning their 21st English top-flight title on the Gary Neville podcast and clearly pointed out that the team lacks a proven match winner and stressed that the organisation of the team is solid, but they miss the X-factor.

Neville was recently announced as Valencia’s new manager earlier today. He will be taking over from Nuno Santo and stay in charge until the end of the season.

Neville said: “If you put two more players into Manchester United's team, say a Gareth Bale or a Cristiano Ronaldo into that team, that team could win the league. Because the structure that is being built at this moment in time is solid.

“But they need that match-winner, that Neymar, that Luis Suarez, the one that is going to light up a game and score one or two goals to take it away.

“Then all of a sudden they would look like a Barcelona, because they're dominating possession, making teams look foolish.”

Neville wants Manchester United to fight like the squads under Sir Alex Ferguson

However, Neville admitted the fact that he wants the team to run that extra yard in the latter stages of the game to get the desired goal, which was also the case in last weekend’s match against Leicester City when United did not commit players forward in search of the winner but chose to keep the ball to themselves and looked content with just the one point.

“Even in the last 15 minutes, they didn't fully commit to winning the game. Historically, you would like to see punch after punch, you would want to see bodies being thrown forward, but you might get caught on the counter attack and lose 2-1 that way.

“But that's not the way in which this Manchester United team play, and the heart wants them to go forward, commit players and be reckless in some ways.

“I do think they are quite close when I think about it with my head, but my heart thinks I'd like to see them die trying a little bit more and go for it.”

The 40-year-old played under Sir Alex Ferguson for the entirety of his club career and is of the view that Louis van Gaal should be given ample time and gradually the results will start to come.

“But he's a year-and-a-half in, Louis van Gaal, and he should get a lot more time to do what he wants to do. I was in the same opinion when David Moyes was at Manchester United, and I'm in the same opinion now,” Neville said.