Gary Neville thinks struggling Man Utd centre-back Victor Lindelof would flourish alongside Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool.
The Sweden international has often been blamed for the Red Devils’ defensive issues with many former players and fans urging the club to invest in a new centre-back to play alongside Harry Maguire.
The latest criticism of Lindelof came in their 1-1 draw with West Brom over the weekend when Mbaye Diagne outmuscled the 26-year-old to open the scoring at the Hawthorns.
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Former Man Utd defender Neville has defended Lindelof as a “fantastic player” but he thinks his “problem” is Maguire and that he would be better suited to playing alongside Van Dijk at Liverpool.
Neville told Sky Sports: “Victor Lindelof’s problem is Harry Maguire and Harry Maguire’s problem is Victor Lindelof.
“I think if you put Lindelof alongside Van Dijk at Liverpool… he’s a fantastic player, I think he’s a really good player.
“He understands the game, he reads the game, if he was alongside a Rio Ferdinand or a Virgil van Dijk, I think they would make a great pair.
“The problem is he’s alongside someone who isn’t the most mobile in Harry Maguire. That’s the problem he’s got because they’re going to find someone who can play alongside Maguire because they invested £80m in him.
“I actually think Lindelof is a really good player and if Liverpool were looking for a centre-back pairing, I think he would do a really good job at Liverpool alongside Virgil van Dijk. The problem is I don’t think he does a great job alongside Maguire because they both drop back and they’ve got to get up the pitch more.”
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