GARY NEVILLE has revealed he is not concerned about Liverpool dominating like Manchester United once did due to their “modest” spending.
The Reds absolutely stormed to the Premier League title in 2019-20, sitting 25 points clear of Manchester City before lockdown came into force.
Liverpool won’t dominate like Man Utd used to as they don’t spend enough, says NevilleCredit: EPA
Neville isn’t worried about Liverpool in the long-run, despite their new ‘era’Credit: Getty Images – Getty
And they did so inspired by the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold (youth), Andrew Robertson (£8million) and Jordan Henderson (£15m).
Even their fearsome front-three of Sadio Mane (£30m), Mohamed Salah (£34.3m) and Roberto Firmino (£29m) were a pinch by modern-day standards.
But Neville isn’t even remotely concerned about Liverpool dominating English football like United in the 1990s and 2000s, because they don’t spend enough money.
When asked if Liverpool could rule the roost for the next decade, Neville told Sky Sports: “No.
“What would concern me about Liverpool for a long period would be if they were bought out by a super-rich owner, who invested at the level of Man City or Man Utd.
“Liverpool, in their transfer business, are still quite modest compared to the other clubs.
“Their owners just don’t have the money of a Man City, or the spending power of a Man Utd or a Chelsea. They just don’t.”
Neville went on to pile praise on Kop boss Jurgen Klopp for operating so well on a smaller budget.
The Sky Sports pundit continued: “What Liverpool have done in the last three seasons is started to create an era.
“Getting to the Champions League final, winning a Champions League, winning a league, they are in the midst of something here.
“What Jurgen Klopp has done at Liverpool has been simply outstanding.
“He hasn’t had the resources of Pep Guardiola, the resources of the Man Utd managers over the past seven years.
“But, with laser focus and precision-based recruitment, he’s developed a great team.
“If Liverpool can win the league again next year, get to another Champions League final or do a domestic double, that is when we’ll be starting to talk about really great side.”
But Neville added Klopp willl have to “whip the horse even harder” next season if Liverpool are to keep up their mantle as England’s top team.
He continued: “Klopp is going to have to whip that horse a little bit harder next season to let them know they cannot drop by two or three per cent because City and other clubs will be back at them again.
“City have shown them the standard, Liverpool have got there, now they have to maintain it.
“What Sir Alex Ferguson was able to do at United was create a great side that won over three or four-year periods and then remodelled and adapted it to be able to win again for the next three or four-year period.
“Sir Alex continually did that over a period of 20 years, that was obviously the genius of the man and why he will be regarded as the greatest manager.
“There are many teams, players, athletes that have had one-off success and titles, and they are great achievements in their own right.
“But when you continually do it over a period of time is when you establish greatness.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
