Man United and Chelsea have managed to finish in the top four of the Premier League meaning they will play in the Champions League next season.
But according to pundit Gary Neville, both Frank Lampard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer need to continue the progress which they have made over the course of the season or else they will never be able to catch up the likes of Liverpool and Man City.
Neville told Sky Sports: “Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are at a different level as coaches, they are at the peak of their careers while Ole and Frank are at the very beginning.
“The projects are very different at those clubs, Jurgen has been at Liverpool for five years, Pep four years. Solskjaer and Lampard haven’t had that time yet, but they are showing they are going in the right direction.
“What Manchester United and Chelsea need now is to not think this is OK. The big mistake these two clubs could make would be to think they are going catch Manchester City and Liverpool, they won’t if they don’t improve by another 10-15 per cent.
“When Manchester United are reflecting on this season they should say ‘yes’ – recruitment is better, performances in the last part of the season are better, youth in the team is good,
“When Liverpool got nearly there, they spent £150m on Alisson and Virgil van Dijk. Manchester City invested £150m in full-backs when Guardiola didn’t win in his first season and a goalkeeper.
“You’ve got to be ruthless, the best managers in the world are ruthless. Frank and Ole have got to be ruthless with their boards.”
Chelsea have already signed players like Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner while being constantly linked with Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz. But, Man United, on the other hand, are yet to bring in any new players this summer despite being linked with stars like Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish.
The Blues have not brought in any new players during the past two transfer windows so they clearly have money to spare and with the recent bid for Sancho, Manchester United too are walking in that same path.
Also, with Champions League football secure, both these English sides will now be able to attract all the big European names.
