Gary Neville names Liverpool player he would sign for Man Utd amid 'desperate' need
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Manchester United appears to have secured two midfielders already in Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans, but Gary Neville has named a Liverpool midfielder that he'd love to see join the Red DevilsGary Neville has spoken on which Liverpool player he'd like Man Utd to sign(Image: The Overlap Stick To Football / YouTube)Gary Neville has stated that Ryan Gravenberch is the one Liverpool player he'd love to see join Manchester United as both teams look to bolster their ranks at defensive midfield.United appears to have already secured Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans in central midfield, with the Manchester club's fans still hopeful of signing a defensive-minded player. Liverpool's bitter rival has also been rumored to be interested in signing Manu Kone, a player who has been linked to Anfield before.
The Reds have also been linked to former Reds defender Neco Williams.But Neville has stated that Gravenberch is the type of player he'd like to see United go for, preferring him to Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.Speaking on The Overlap, Neville was asked which player he'd sign from Liverpool to United if he could, and he explained why he'd go with Gravenberch.He said: "There’s a few, but it’s harder because Wirtz isn’t exactly jumping out at me, (Alexander) Isak isn’t jumping out at me, (Hugo) Ekitike yeah, Dominik Szoboszlai maybe."I’d go with Gravenberch. If you said to me, 'United, now, who would I take?' — I’d take Gravenberch probably.Ryan Gravenberch is a key Liverpool player(Image: Stefan Koops/EYE4IMAGES/NurPhoto via Getty Images)"He’s the best of the three midfielders that United would need, and we need a midfielder desperately."The [Liverpool] forwards are good, but I wouldn’t probably swap them over (Bryan) Mbeumo, (Matheus) Cunha, Bruno (Fernandes), Amad… I don’t think I’d be jumping at taking any of them."I think they’ve got potential to go and do brilliant things, but they’ve not proved it yet so I’d go with Gravenberch."While Liverpool has Gravenberch and Wataru Endo at the central defensive midfield positions, where Mac Allister can also play, the Reds have been linked with several names.Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton is one name rumored alongside Monaco's Lamine Camara.
In each of the past two years, he has struggled as the season has gone on — most likely due to fatigue. Gravenberch has shown at other clubs that he's capable of advancing forward on the ball — something he can't do as the lone man in the No.