United States Major League Soccer club Inter Miami have replaced sacked English manager Phil Neville with former Barcelona and Argentina manager Gerardo Martino ahead of Lionel Messi’s arrival.

The 60-year-old has taken over as the new boss at the MLS outfit.

Neville was sacked by the club, co-owned by his former Manchester United teammate David Beckham, earlier this month.

Martino will now reunite with his compatriot Messi, who will officially move to the Florida-based outfit when his PSG deal ends this month.

Martino, who coached Messi with both Barcelona and Argentina, said in a club statement: “I’m very excited to join a big club like Inter Miami, and I know together we can accomplish many great things.

“The club has the necessary infrastructure to be a major competitor in the region and I believe that with everyone’s hard work and commitment, we can get there.”