Manchester United's incoming chief executive Richard Arnold is looking to build bridges with ex-players such as Gary Neville, who have been fiercely critical of the club since moving into punditry.
Arnold will take over from Ed Woodward on February 1 and, according to The Athletic, is already looking to establish a smoother relationship with club legends who are now authoritative voices in the media.
Arnold has reportedly already reached out to Neville, with Paul Scholes also expected to hold talks with him in the near future.
There are a number of other ex-United players in punditry such as Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane and Owen Hargreaves.
But it is Neville who has been the most scathing of the direction United have headed in over the past few years under the ownership of the Glazer family and he has repeatedly scrutinised the role of Woodward on Sky Sports.
Last April, when it emerged Woodward would eventually be stepping aside from his role at United, Neville launched a stinging attack on him and suggested the announcement of his departure came from his role in the doomed Super League proposals.
'We obviously don’t know why the timing is now,' Neville said on Sky Sports. 'The leeches could’ve thrown him under the bus or it could’ve been the sensible thing has happened.
'Ed Woodward knew it would get hot in the kitchen and he had to get out of there.
'Every single executive who sits at the Premier League table, on these UEFA and FIFA committees, they need throwing out of that club. There is no way they can be trusted.
'Ed Woodward knew his time in football was finished. Ed Woodward is the trunk of the tree, we now need to go for the roots.'