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Gary Neville reveals he told Manchester United to sign City’s derby hero Joao Cancelo, back when he was coaching the then young ‘exceptional talent’ at Valencia five years ago
- Joao Cancelo had a starring role in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Man United
- The City full-back played a key role in both of City’s goals on Saturday afternoon
- Gary Neville revealed he told United to sign Cancelo after coaching him in Spain
- Cancelo spent three seasons at Valencia, where Neville coached for four months
- Neville claimed he recommended Cancelo and Andre Gomes to the Red Devils
Gary Neville revealed he told Manchester United to sign Joao Cancelo after being impressed with the Portugal full-back during his time coaching Valencia.
Cancelo was the man-of-the-match in Manchester City’s 2-0 derby victory over United on Saturday, with the 27-year-old playing an important role in both of the Premier League champions’ goals at Old Trafford.
Neville managed Cancelo at Spanish club Valencia when the Sky Sports pundit spent nearly four months as head coach of the LaLiga side until March 2016, with the former United defender revealing that he called the Red Devils to get them to sign the full-back and now-Everton midfielder Andre Gomes.
Gary Neville told Man United to sign Joao Cancelo (right) after coaching him at Valencia
The Portugal full-back (far right) put in a man-of-the-match display in City’s 2-0 win at United
‘I love him as a lad,’ Neville told his Sky Sports podcast when asked about Cancelo after Saturday’s derby. ‘I loved him when he was out there. There was a vulnerability about him as he was so young.
‘He’s so hard on himself, in training he used to be his (own) critic. If he…
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Source : dailymail
