Instead, Neville has taken aim at Manchester United‘s transfer policy and the way they go about signing players.
Sir Alex Ferguson was solely responsible for player recruitment during his tenure and his predecessors were too given similar clout.
But David Moyes and Louis van Gaal both flopped in the transfer market and Neville has questioned how that was allowed to happen.
It comes after Mourinho suggesting Juventus ‘are not happy with what they have’, ‘they want more” and ‘they have a big desire to have a big future’ – a clear dig at his own employers.
“After the game against Juventus, his comments – some would say they were honest as when I saw the two team sheets before the game, I thought they were two completely different worlds in terms of players,” Neville said.
“But it is not just money, a lot of money has been spent on that United team.
“The reality is the recruitment has been poor for four or five years. There has been no consistency, strategy behind the recruitment.
“You have three or four different managers and different styles of managers’ players in the same squad, where the club should always sign players that fits their profile.
“And then if the manager leaves, you will always have players who believe in the club system.
“At the moment, I do not see that, you have a collection of different players from different managers who believe in different things and Jose is trying to work them into a unit and he is finding it very difficult.”
Meanwhile, Mourinho has been told he should ‘expect’ the sack at Manchester United.
Old Trafford legend Paul Ince hit out at boss Mourinho in the wake of United’s timid defeat at home to Juventus in the Champions League.
“He should expect to lose his job. We are three seasons into Mourinho’s reign. If I was managing a team and they had given me three years, and it was clear we weren’t up to standard, I’d expect to lose my job,” Ince said.
“Are we getting to the stage where United just aren’t good enough? Yes. They are slipping too far behind and can’t compete with the best sides.”
Ince told Paddy Power News that United are falling behind the top teams in the race for honours.
“There are not even signs of improvement. He bought Fred, who can’t get a game, and Alexis Sanchez has disappeared. His career has gone backwards.”
