Gary Neville believes not allowing the Premier League season to finish would be a "doomsday scenario" for its clubs and supporters.
The Premier League has suspended the 2019/20 season until at least April 30 but that date could be set back even further as the coronavirus outbreak possibly hits its peak around May.
Nine games of the current campaign still remain, with the league title, Champions League qualification and relegation still to be sorted.
And Neville, speaking on Sky Sports' The Debate show on Thursday night, believes the season has to be restarted and finished.
"Football doesn't matter at this moment in time but it would have to be a doomsday scenario for football not to finish the existing fixtures for this season," the former Manchester United captain said.
"I don't see how you could essentially shift on with next season without finishing those fixtures."
The coronavirus outbreak has also placed several clubs, especially those lower down the football pyramid, in financial difficulty, with many unsure how they will survive the enforced break.
And Neville believes it would be "horrific" if clubs were pushed to their limits due to the outbreak and is calling on the Premier League to help.
"The idea that football comes out of the coronavirus crisis, where clubs have gone to the wall because of basically there not being a package in place from the Premier League, which has got all the money, is horrific," he added.
"I cannot think that's not going to happen. I'm sure the Premier League are looking at that as we speak. We cannot see football clubs going to the wall because of this virus."
