Neville: The type of striker Man Utd will buy

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22 Oct 2019 • 8:35 PM MYT
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Manchester United legend Gary Neville says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will seek to buy a mobile striker in January.

Neville reckons Solskjaer will target a "striker like Roberto Firmino or Son Heung-min" in the New Year.

He told Sky Sports: "I look at Firmino when he first came to England, I look at [Mohamed] Salah when he was first at Chelsea, I look at [Sadio] Mane. Sometimes players have to develop into what they are going to become.

"I think United want a striker like Firmino, like Son at Tottenham . I think [Solskjaer] wants that type of player.

"I don't think he wants a typical striker who is basically going to be a Lukaku or a Costa.

"I don't think he's looking for that type. I think he's looking for a more mobile type in a front three or a front two.

"I think this club has always had strikers who can play in pairs, who contribute off the ball.

"I'll make a point about Ruud van Nistelrooy. We won less championships with him at centre-forward than when we brought Louis Saha in to partner Wayne Rooney.

"He was nowhere near as good a finisher as Ruud or as good a striker as Ruud, but the team became better.

"And that's my point, I don't think Ole wants a striker like that; I think he wants a mobile striker."

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