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'No way' - Carragher and Wright in disbelief after Neville makes bold prediction about Man Utd

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville is known for remaining optimistic about his club regardless of the situation.

It's been an incredibly difficult few years for the Red Devils, but that hasn't stopped Neville from making some interesting predictions about the club.

Neville has a strong affinity with Manchester United, given he came through their academy and played for them throughout his whole career.

That can often cloud his judgment when it comes to being honest about the state of the squad or their performance levels.

This season has been another struggle for United, with doubts surrounding the future of manager Michael Carrick.

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Carrick is someone Neville knows well from his time at the club, and he's backing United to turn things around, whether that be under Carrick or a new manager.

Predicting the remainder of the season, Neville believes United can still finish in the top five in the Premier League.

"The league is so poor this season, I think they're thinking we can give him another three or four weeks, and I think we can still probably get to like top five. I think United will finish top five this season."

In response, Ian Wright replied 'no way', while Jamie Carragher couldn't believe his prediction, bursting into laughter.

Further down the line, Carragher predicts that United will finish eighth, while Wright thinks somewhere between 10th and 12th.

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Carragher and Wright were in disbelief about Neville's prediction, but it shouldn't come as a surprise with the former United defender regularly backing his club.

Finishing in the top five certainly feels like a huge stretch at the moment, but anything can happen between now and the end of the season, especially with the manager under pressure.

United will need to drastically improve if they want to even finish in the top 10 this season, but Neville does have a point in suggesting that the league is poor.

Light at the end of the tunnel

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Things can change rapidly in football, especially at the beginning of the season.

One comfortable win for United could easily take them into the top 10, while a few wins on the bounce could see them in the European places.

The league is incredibly tight between fifth and the bottom three, so it wouldn't take a lot for United to be back amongst it again.

The issue at the moment is that United have been nowhere near good enough.

Understandably, the likes of Wright and Carragher just don't see United improving enough over the next few months to finish in the top five.

If Carrick is relieved of his duties in the near future, it will all depend on which manager comes in and whether they can have an immediate impact.

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