English football legend Gary Neville believes Manchester City will consider Aussie Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou as a potential replacement for Pep Guardiola.
After a recent lean patch, Spurs on Saturday (all times AEDT) defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 to claim consecutive wins for the first time since October and make up ground on the top four on the EPL table.
After the match, Neville heaped huge praise on Postecoglou, describing the 58-year old’s instant impact as “staggering”.
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“We see managers sometimes say they need time to build a style at a club, or they need time to get used to the players,” Neville told Sky Sports.
“What he (Postecoglou) has done in a short period of time is staggering because he’s not only implemented what would be the idea of a play, but he’s put something in place that is breathtaking to watch. It is actually quite complex from a football point of view.”
Given how impressive Postecoglou has been, Neville suggested Manchester City could make a play for him, with the Sky Blues set to lose the all-conquering Guardiola in the summer of 2025.
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“Spurs fans won’t like this but he is amazing, and if you’re Manchester City losing Pep Guardiola in a year or two, you’d be looking at Ange Postecoglou now thinking ‘wow that’s exactly what we want to see’,” Neville added.
“But for the time being Spurs have just got to enjoy this because it’s brilliant to watch.
“What they can do is enjoy one of the best brands of football I’ve seen in 10 years since I finished playing football. I love watching Tottenham Hotspur play.”
Postecoglou in June this year was appointed head coach of Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year contract. It saw him become the first Australian and Greek to manage in the Premier League.
The Aussie’s hot start to the season quickly became a major talking point. He broke the record for most points earned by a PL manager in Tottenham’s fist nine games and became the first manager to win Manager of the Month for the first three months of a season.
Postecoglou’s Spurs will look to win a third-straight match when they host Everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next Sunday.