Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville says the club are making the right decision in replacing Louis van Gaal with Jose Mourinho.
Neville, who played under Sir Alex Ferguson at United between 1995-2005, said Mourinho is the best man for the job and the ideal candidate to bring success and trophies back to the club.
It was reported within an hour of United beating Crystal Palace to lift the FA Cup and deliver Van Gaal's first trophy at the club that he was set to be replaced by Mourinho.
"?The BBC and "?Telegraph both reported that Van Gaal's reign was over, with Mourinho expected to be announced as the new United manager on Tuesday. Although United were criticised with the timing of the story getting out, Neville believes the club will ultimately benefit from the arrival of the Portuguese manager.
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"At the moment, Jose is the best man for the job," Neville said on BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek.
"For as long as I've known it you've got to be the best at Manchester United. Mourinho is a proven winner. United fans want a team challenging for the league title, they don't want a team finishing in seventh or fifth."
"When Jose finishes at a club there is a pattern where he falls out with players, gets disgruntled and the team dips," Neville said.
"I can't see him staying for too long at United - maybe two or three years seems to be his shelf life at a club - but as long as he brings success United fans won't be unhappy.
"The pressure of football management and demands from owners and supporters and media now means two to three years in a job is enough."
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"He is not the type of manager that will come in and say this is a transitional period and finishing fourth in the league will be enough - that won't be enough for the United fans," Neville said of Mourinho, who has won league titles with Chelsea, Porto, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
"I am a Manchester United fan and next season I want them to be winning the league. That will be the demands put on him and I am sure he will have the same expectation."
Neville doesn't believe Mourinho's notoriously confrontational style, which has often lead to high-profile spats with players, will be too detrimental in United regaining their status as a force in the Premier League.
"I know you have to manage a certain way when you're manager of Manchester United, but if you take away that brashness - and you saw that a little bit towards the end at Chelsea - you lose what Jose Mourinho is about," said Neville.
"He likes to create this siege mentality and that's what Sir Alex [Ferguson] did for 26 years. He told us in every team meeting that the rest of the world doesn't like you, wants you to fail, and that was the basis of our motivation in a lot of our games.
"Sir Alex did like to create a cause for the fight, with the media and with other managers. If Mourinho does that at United, the fans will take him to their hearts."
Neville also believes that United have the foundations to build a title bid, with players like Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial providing the most excitement this year.
"Rashford has been a breath of fresh air and I think Martial is going to be an absolute superstar. They are not too far away - maybe two or three players and maybe this team could be challenging for a league title."