Gary Neville says he knows who is behind some of the ‘disgusting’ dressing room leaks at Manchester United.
A number of stories have come out of Old Trafford claiming the squad are not convinced about interim manager Ralf Rangnick and are questioning his methods.
It was reported last week that the Manchester United players want Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino as their next manager, while one outlet claimed the squad have compared Rangnick’s assistant, Chris Armas, to hapless fictional TV character Ted Lasso.
Neville says some of the reports coming out of his former club have been ‘disgusting’ and suggested he knows the players and representatives responsible.
‘I thought that was downright disrespectful on Friday – I did not find it funny at all,’ Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast.
‘That they were describing Ralf Rangnick’s number two as Ted Lasso was not funny at all and not only was it disrespectful, but I found it disgusting.
‘It sums up what I think of them: that they are disrespectful.
‘I think if I was Ralf Rangnick and his number two, I would gain strength from that because I would not want to be on the same page of some of those players who are leaking those types of stories.
‘That never happened in my time but we had the greatest level of stability.’
Neville, who won eight Premier League titles at Old Trafford, added: ‘I remember when I joined Sky and we had the Champions League in the early years, and I went over to Napoli to do a game involving Chelsea.
‘It was when Andre Villas-Boas was their manager and he left out Frank Lampard, Michael Essien, Ashley Cole – four or five prominent players.
‘That is what managers tend to do in their final days at a club, as they see it as a free hit.
‘I remember sitting there at lunchtime with our team and they were getting messages of team news…
Source : metro
