Gary Neville names four clubs he would have played for if Man Utd sold him, when talking to Sky Sports’ Off Script programme.
The former Red Devils defender spent his entire career at Old Trafford, coming through the academy, part of the well known Class of ’92, and then went on to make 602 first-team appearances.
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Neville said: “For myself, leaving never once entered my head. My longest contract negotiation was three meetings; they were normally done inside one or two meetings, and they were always long contracts.
“I’d made the decision quite early in my 30s that if Sir Alex had come and told me my time was up, I wouldn’t have played for anyone else. I was fortunate in that sense.
“However, if he’d come to me at say the age of 28, and told me my time was up, of course I would have played for another Premier League club.
“Who would I have played for? You can rule out three: I’d have never have played for City, Liverpool or Leeds. Not in a million years.
“I don’t feel anything bad towards the players who did that, but me personally, I couldn’t have done it. The rivalry is just too much.
“If you’d said to me, in a perfect world, in my years of playing, which clubs in the Premier League have the tradition, a proper club? Arsenal would be No 1.
“The tradition of Highbury, I felt they did things the right way. Also in the Premier League, I like Aston Villa and Newcastle.
“In Europe I admired Juventus and Bayern Munich. I respected them as football clubs. Bayern were meticulous in their preparation, so internationally, it would be them.”
Fans reacted as Gary Neville names four clubs he would have played for if Man Utd sold him…
This guy has said better things about arsenal than our own club legend thierry henry
— Supaman Dah O' (@SheiduAbdellah) April 2, 2020
PL best ever Right Back for me
— Dayle Barron (@DayleBarron) April 2, 2020
— Neil J R (@NeilJonNUFC) April 2, 2020
more likely Leeds would never have even considered buying the muppet..and Leeds fans would never have accepted him..never!
— David (@wizard_david04) April 2, 2020
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