Manchester City fans serenaded Gary Neville during their 8-0 hammering of Salford City despite him not being at the Etihad Stadium. The reigning Premier League champions welcomed Salford City - a club that Neville is a part-owner of - in the third round of the FA Cup. But the Manchester United icon chose not to attend the game.
Instead, he decided to go skiing. But City fans did not miss the opportunity to make their feelings about him public. Supporters inside the Etihad chanted: “Gary Neville, you’re a w*****, you’re a w*****!” The chants came after Pep Guardiola's side had enjoyed a perfect start against the League Two side.
THE FA CUP GIANT KILLERS: Get your special edition magazine celebrating some of the game's greatest-ever upsets. Jeremy Doku opened the scoring after just eight minutes, with Divin Mubama doubling the advantage with his first goal for the club. Nico O’Reilly made it 3-0 minutes before half time, with Jack Grealish netting a penalty after the break. James McAtee scored City's fifth, with Doku grabbing his second of the game soon after, while McAtee notched two late goals to bag a hat-trick.
Guardiola gave his thoughts on Neville before the game after he had slammed City as ‘boring’. Instead of biting back, the Spaniard claimed that he could never become a pundit. Speaking before the game, the City boss said: “I don’t think I’m going to do that. I am so cautious or concerned to not make a comment that could hurt my colleagues. I know how difficult our job is. I don’t want to pretend to be sitting there and know what happened. It’s so unpredictable and many things happen.
