Gary Neville has responded to Sky analyst and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who made fun of Neville’s suggestions for how to reform Manchester United’s ownership structure.

Sheikh Jassim of Qatar backed out of his plan to acquire United over the weekend, and it was announced that Sir Jim Ratcliffe would be buying a 25% interest in the club instead.

Neville, who made 602 appearances for the Old Trafford club, replied to the news on Sunday morning by outlining six ‘non-negotiables on a takeover of Manchester United’ on X and a list of sixteen questions he thought United fans would want answered in light of the anticipated minority investment.

Carrager, who has frequently poked fun at Neville on-screen and in online forums, was quick to poke fun at the post.

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However, Neville did not take the teasing lying down and responded within minutes.

He sаid, “Yоu cаn use it when yоu’re trying tо kick yоur оwners оut in а few yeаrs,” аnd then аdded а thumbs up emоji.

The former United captain has been a vocal critic of the Glazer family’s tenure as club owners, saying in September that they bear responsibility for “mediocrity on and off the pitch.”

Therefore, he is probably not going to be happy with the arrangement with Ratcliffe, even though it would ensure that they keep their majority ownership of the team.

As the first part of what is expected to be a multi-part buyout, Ratcliffe, a lifetime United fan, will pay about £1.4bn for a quarter share in Old Trafford.

“How does a minority stakeholder positively impact the club to achieve the [issues listed above]?” Neville posed the question in his original post. Is there anything a minority shareholder can do about this? More questions are raised than are resolved.

My current and future preference is for the Glazer family to leave entirely. They have been in Manchester way too long and don’t seem to realize it.

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