Gary Neville Quotes (26 Quotes)


    We've taken a lot of criticism recently, and rightly so - - there are a lot of expectations at this club. Hopefully this is the start of something special for us.

    We know over the next few days people will criticize us and rightly so because our performances haven't been up to our standards. There will be a lot of disappointment for the next few days but we are training on Friday and Saturday mornings and Sunday's

    We were devastated last week because of what happened to Alan. He can't be here today but this victory is for him.

    We need to get our house in order and then we can talk about winning the league again.

    I just hope my brother can score a 40-yard screamer.


    I don't think it is right for us at Manchester United to be talking about winning the European Cup. Over the last few years we have slipped a noose round our own necks by consistently saying we have to win the Champions League because we have not won it since 1999. What we should be doing is concentrating on the Premiership.

    We have to win that game. But we have to win every game, that's the way it's always been.

    We don't give in and we don't stop. We are relentless and in the end we usually get to where we want to be.

    Obviously it's a great honor. But the one thing that doesn't change, no matter how many years you have on the contract, if you don't perform, you will be out. That is the main thing on my mind.

    I think he's a special talent. I thought there were glimpses of brilliance before Christmas but after that he has shown everyone at United that he's going to be a world-class player.

    I've had a good crack but if I don't win another two or more before I retire I would still feel I had underachieved. What motivates me is to keep winning. To be part of teams that win things, the hour after the game, the night of celebration - it is the most incredible feeling you are ever going to get in your life. I have had it quite a few times but you never get enough of it.

    He won't give me one single second's rest for 90 minutes,

    We had to guard against complacency and try to take the chances we created, but in the second half they played better.

    Ole will receive the most incredible reception that any player has ever had in the history of this club.

    It will be a difficult couple of days. It's difficult now and it will be difficult tomorrow.

    The last two years have proved what can happen with good coaching, a bit of luck and the correct performances on the right night,

    All our thoughts are with Alan and it has been a very bad day all round. The reaction of the crowd is part of football, you just have to accept it.

    We get too carried away by shouts from the crowd. What do you expect

    To have played at this club for so long and get to 500 matches is something I never would have dreamed of.

    The players do not have to lift themselves, they know their responsibilities. I am sure we will hear a lot over the next few days about how we are not going to be playing European football after Christmas. There will be a circus but we have to remove ourselves from that.

    When you join this club as a young player you know you've got a mountain to climb to get yourself into the first team,

    He's courageous, he's a player who never stops running with a football. If he gets tackled nine times on the bounce, he'll still want the ball the 10th time and believe he can go past you.

    Coley deserves a great reception. The United fans will respect a great player for this club who scored a bagful of goals. There's bound to be a bit of banter, but Coley played in the European Cup final and the fans won't forget that.

    The trip made a deep impression on the England players. You read about Africa and the suffering that is going on there but you don't understand how bad it is until you get there, ... The one thing that sticks in my mind is that amid all the suffering, the people were so fantastically courageous. They had smiles on their faces most of the time. It was a very, very humbling experience for me. We have to change our outlook towards Africa and try to get something done.

    We should have been three or four up at half time.

    Though England would have to avoid playing between February and May, clearly. Only joking. I mean, it's not going to be him, though, is it Are we live Oh crap.


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