Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer backed to sign contract extension

“They are hard to beat, they win a lot of away games and although their home record has been a little bit disappointing, there has been massive progression from where they were.

“I would say, at this moment in time, that Ole is on track to extend that contract if he stays around City and Liverpool.”

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United are top of the table in January for the first time 2013, when Sir Alex Ferguson led them to their 20th and last league title in his final season at the helm.

Since then, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho have all been sacked.

And Neville says Solskjaer must deliver the Premier League crown sooner rather than later if he is to avoid the same fate.