Gary Neville believes Bruno Fernandes might be moved to the wing if Manchester United switches to a 4-3-3 formation.

After being deployed as Manchester United's number 10, the 32-year-old Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been performing well under interim manager Carrick.

In the first half of the 2024-25 Premier League season, Manchester United captain Fernandes was positioned in a double pivot under Amorim's system.

Fernandes was in excellent form during the latter part of last season, with the Portuguese international breaking the Premier League's single-season assist record.

Carrick abandoned Amorim's controversial tactical system at Manchester United, instead adopting the approach he previously used during his time at Middlesbrough. Manchester United started under Carrick in a 4-2-3-1 formation, subsequently switching to different tactical structures at specific stages of matches.

Gary Neville stated on "The Overlap" that Manchester United's future tactics might shift from 4-2-3-1 to a 4-3-3 system. The 51-year-old former right-back believes that a 4-3-3 system would allow Baleba, Tielemans, and Mainoo to play simultaneously.

Neville said: "How should Manchester United solve the problem of conceding goals? To be honest, ultimately the only viable way is that we must reduce the number of attacking players."

"Eventually we will have to switch to a three-man midfield, adding an extra player in midfield. Tielemans, Baleba, and Mainoo might be deployed."

Neville admitted that if Manchester United switches to a 4-3-3, Fernandes would move from a central position to the wing, which he believes is not an ideal arrangement.

Neville added: "This means Bruno will sometimes have to go wide, and I know that has happened before."

"It's not ideal, because I think he's better as a number 10. But if we don't change the formation, how can we improve our defensive solidity and stop conceding goals? We're conceding goals every game now, aren't we?"

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