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Gary Neville says Manchester United should move for Tottenham striker Harry Kane

 Gary Neville urges Man Utd to sell four players and sign Harry Kane for  £150m | Metro News

Gary Neville told Monday Night Football Harry Kane could take Manchester United to the level required to win the Premier League title this season.

The Tottenham striker, who told Spurs at the end of last season that he wants to leave the club this summer, is a target for United's rivals Manchester City, who have had a bid of £100m for Kane turned down.

However, Neville believes his former club United should make a move for the England captain before the transfer window closes on Tuesday 31 August.

The Sky Sports pundit compared United's progression under Solskjaer to Liverpool's early years under Jurgen Klopp but said the Anfield club's major step-up in Klopp's fourth season was fuelled by the arrivals of Alisson and Virgil van Dijk.

Neville believes Kane could have a similar impact for United...

"[Manchester United] has obviously had those chaotic years post-Sir Alex Ferguson with David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho. Chaotic in terms of the handling of managers, chaotic in terms of the transfer strategy but also the signings, very reactive.

"They have changed completely in the last three seasons. I think what they are looking at is probably the Sir Alex Ferguson era where the club were patient but also they will be looking at Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp was given time to build a team, progressing slowly year on year.

"If you look at the first 99 games of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, which he has had now, and the first 99 games of Jurgen Klopp they are almost exact in terms of performance - 1.89 points per game for Jurgen Klopp and 1.86 points per game for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

"Jurgen Klopp, fourth in points per game, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer third. Jurgen Klopp with a 54 per cent win percentage, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 53 per cent. Again, neck and neck.

"The outstanding thing, the ridiculous coaching performance of Jurgen Klopp, comes down to the fact that he did it with a £30m profit, a great recruitment performance from Liverpool and him, while Manchester United have spent £314m in Ole's time there.

"The big thing is what happens next.

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