Neville ranks among the greatest right-backs in Premier League history but is notoriously self-deprecating when it comes to his ability, despite the sheer amount of winning he achieved. “It’s easier that way [to downplay my career],” Neville claimed.
Where do you rank yourself? I don’t know.
I’m content with everything that I did and I don’t feel like I need to play it up in any way, shape, or form. *Where does Gary Neville rank among the greatest right-backs in Premier League history?
! [CARDIFF, WALES – FEBRARY 26: Gary Neville and Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United pose with the Carling Cup trophy in the dressing room after the Carling Cup Final match between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic at The Millennium Stadium on February 26 2006 in Cardiff, Wales.
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To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. “If I get asked now and I think about it, to actually live in that environment and be there and survive for 21 years, which is how long I was at United for, I do think that it was an achievement,” Neville claimed.
“I do genuinely think that he [Sir Alex Ferguson] didn’t carry passengers and he would have gotten rid of me, or the players would have found me out in those 20 years – you wouldn’t have been able to survive.”
