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Teddy Sheringham has backed up Gary Neville's claims that Man United were right not to appoint Antonio Conte as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's successor, but believes PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino is the 'perfect' fit for the club.
Conte was linked with the Old Trafford hotseat before the Norwegian was sacked in November but had already taken the Tottenham job before the vacancy at United became available.
After United's 5-0 defeat by Liverpool in October, Gary Neville claimed the Italian would not be the 'right fit' for United, an opinion plenty have disagreed with over the past few months.
Mauricio Pochettino (R) was the 'perfect fit' for Man United, not Antonio Conte, says Teddy Sheringham
Conte was linked with the Old Trafford hotseat before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked
But the right-back's former United and England team-mate Sheringham told Sportsmail at a Bookmakers.com event Conte was conversely the sort of manager Tottenham need, while wanting to reserve judgement on incoming United boss Erik ten Hag.
'He is the perfect fit for Tottenham,' Sheringham said. 'The fans love him, you could see the way they are singing his name the other night [in the 1-0 win against Burnley]. I hope he sees it that way.
'The discipline, 100 per cent commitment he shows Tottenham, the desire in his make-up, everything is exactly what the Spurs players need at the moment.
'I don't think he would have been that is what Man United need at the moment, I feel they needed someone like Pochettino, who takes the game to the opposition like Pep Guardiola. I thought he would have been absolutely perfect for Man United.
Gary Neville claimed in October Conte was not the 'right fit' for the Old Trafford hotseat
And Sheringham seemed to agree, insisting Conte is the 'perfect fit' for the north London club
'Just because you are a good manager does not mean you are going to be the perfect fit
