SUMMARY
- Phil Neville & Gary Neville, famous for their time at Manchester United, played professional soccer from the 1990s to the 2010s.
- The duo have had many incidents, but the 2010 Premier League incident grabbed the most attention in the soccer community.
Phil Neville & Gary Neville are former professional soccer players, renowned for their spells with the English club, Manchester United. The brother duo started their career in the early 1990s with Manchester United and continued their career till the early 2010s.
There have been many incidents when the duo grabbed headlines for their relationship with each other. However, the 2010 incident in the Premier League has been the one that has grabbed the biggest attention within the soccer community.
Phil Neville was the captain of Everton and Gary Neville was the captain of Manchester United when their teams clashed in the Premier League at Goodison Park. As captains, the brothers were meant to stand ahead of their team in the tunnel. Gary Neville reached his spot and Phil joined him later. However, when Phil reached his spot, his older brother ignored him by looking straight ahead.
Phil Neville commented on the incident in 2017
Phil reciprocated by also ignoring his brother and looking ahead. They stayed in the tunnel for a few moments before moving out with the referee. There wasn’t any public spat between the brothers before the incident, which is why the incident left the fans and other experts confused.
Years later, Phil commented on the incident by revealing that Gary is like every other player that he has faced in his career. He does not acknowledge them in the tunnel, but after the game, he talks to everyone for as much as he wants.
When Gary Neville & Phil Neville ignored each other in the tunnel! 🤣 @GNev2 pic.twitter.com/uLm9eblwPD
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) November 4, 2020
Phil revealed that he knew what his brother was like, but he would have loved a ‘hello’ from Gary. However, when he saw Gary ignoring, he realized and decided that he needed to do the same. There wasn’t anything deep in the incident that has gone viral on multiple occasions on social media as throwback posts.
Gary Neville’s trophy cabinet is superior to Phil Neville
Phil Neville started his senior career in 1994 with Manchester United after being promoted from their youth system. He played 381 matches for Manchester United and won six Premier League titles, one UCL, and three FA cups among major titles. He moved to Everton in the summer of 2005 where he played for eight more years before retiring in the summer of 2013.
Gary Neville calling Phil Neville boring. pic.twitter.com/bECr08HTuK
— Sky Sports Retro (@SkySportsRetro) September 6, 2021
On the other hand, Gary Neville started his career with Manchester United as part of the class of 1992. He played for the senior side of the Red Devils from 1992 to 2011 before retiring from the sport after an illustrious career. The right-back is widely regarded as one of the best fullbacks in Premier League history for his contribution to Manchester United.
Gary Neville played 12 English titles with Manchester United, two UCL trophies, four FA cups, and other smaller cup competitions. He played 602 matches for the English club, in which he scored seven goals and gave 49 assists. The older brother has a bigger trophy cabinet due to his extended spell with Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson.