If you set out to watch Sky Sports’ coverage of Manchester United against Burnley on Sunday, chances are you witnessed a furious tirade from Gary Neville after plans to start a breakout Super League came to light.
The legendary Manchester United defender has never been afraid to comment on the game’s biggest issues, and he hit the nail on the head with a wonderfully articulated dismantling of everything wrong with the proposal from 12 of the biggest teams in Europe.
Fortunately, we have not had to wait much longer for Neville to further address all the issues of the Super League, with particular emphasis on the role played by his previous employer.
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Speaking on Monday night’s football, Neville spoke vehemently about his belief that the Glazer family – who took control of Manchester United back in 2005 – ” need to start up from this football club and start up from this country ” and label them as’ ‘junk’. ‘which has dramatically exceeded the mark and must be stopped.
“They have crossed the mark. They are cleaners and need to start up from this football club and start up from this country,” said Neville.
“We have to get together. It may be too late, there will be people in Manchester United, fans 15 years ago who will say it’s too late. It’s never too late, we have to stop this. It’s absolutely critical we do.
“We know Manchester United have more money. Arsenal have more money, Liverpool have more money. We can live with that, there will always be top clubs that have more money. But they can be beaten by Sheffield United or draw with Fulham. And they’re trying to remove it to create franchise football. Never. It can never happen.
Avram Glazer and Joel Glazer are rare, rare visitors to Manchester Michael Regan / Getty Images
Neville remarked that he hoped the “big six” owners felt the pressure of widespread, worldwide condemnation of the proposal – and stated that he thought they could be stopped if people and managers in the game came together to prevent the Super League from going off the ground. .
“These six owners, I hope they are panting hard and uncomfortable and that their stomachs are crushed,” he added. “And the players who play for these clubs, I can not sit here and tell the players in Manchester United and Liverpool to strike, because that would not be right.
“But guys, if you have it in you, you can stop it. You can mobilize. Jurgen Klopp can stop it, he is a man with integrity. Ole Gunnar Solskjær can stop it, he is a man with integrity. They can all “And we must come together now, because this has been supported by six rich families about the integrity of our national sport, and it must be stopped.”
