Roy Keane ‘hated’ Gary Neville at Manchester United but had ‘soft spot’ for me, reveals brother Phil
PHIL NEVILLE claims Roy Keane had a ‘soft spot’ for him – but ‘hated’ his brother Gary.
The former Manchester United stars spent over a decade playing alongside each other at Old Trafford, winning countless honours.
The Red Devils were led by their fearless captain Keane for much of that period as the club achieved success both domestically and in Europe.
Irish hardman Keane recently joked he doesn’t even speak to wife of 20 years, Theresa, for more than five minutes following Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell’s controversial chat with Billy Gilmour.
But Neville says Keane has a ‘soft spot’ for him – and he thinks it was because of his dislike for big brother Gary.
Speaking on The Greatest Game with Jamie Carragher, Neville said: “Do you know what? I think he had a soft spot for me.
“He actually turned up to my wedding… and he would never turn up to anyone else’s wedding.
“He turned up to mine and had a good time – and his kids went to school with my kids.
“Every time I see him now, I think ‘he has a little bit of a soft spot for me’.
“I think because he hated Gary [Neville] so much – he used to fight with Gary every day – he saw me as the nice one.”
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Neville even named Keane in his dream five-a-side team.
He was picked along with former Utd team-mates Peter Schmeichel, Jaap Stam and Ryan Giggs.
The Inter Miami boss also surprisingly named Steven Gerrard in his team, admitting he’s the one Liverpool player he desperately wanted at United.
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