Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has opined that Michael Carrick is not a long-term option at the club. Carrick, the former midfielder at the Red Devils, has been named as the interim head coach until the end of the ongoing season after Ruben Amorim’s sacking.

Meanwhile, Roy Keane called on his former club to go for the “best of the best”. Carrick’s next challenge is the derby clash against Manchester City on Saturday.

Neville is hopeful that Carrick will do well but doesn’t want the team to back his former teammate beyond the ongoing season.

“I hope he does really well,” Neville said on the Stick to Football podcast. “There cannot be any consideration that Michael takes the job beyond this season, for Michael and for the club.

“If he wins every game, look, we could be sat here in the season where he’s done unbelievably well, and we’re always thinking the fans are up and they’re in the Champions League places, fifth or whatever. It could happen if there’s a good run and we could all be getting swayed with it.

“I honestly feel like [you have to look at others] at the end of the season when you’ve got [Mauricio] Pochettino, [Thomas] Tuchel and [Carlo] Ancelotti.

“I’ve said Ancelotti. I just feel purely because he’s 66 years of age, he’s got probably the best job in the world right now. He’s probably got one job left at club level.

“If there’s one person who’s got the patience, the composure, the experience of the Premier League.”

On the other hand, former Manchester United captain Roy Keane mentioned Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone and Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique as potential options.

“But isn’t that bizarre, we’re talking about options and you’re ruling people out,” Keane said. “But United should be thinking ‘let’s try and get the best of the best.’”