Gary Neville has revealed that whilst on England duty he approached Steven Gerrard about signing for Manchester United, but his proposal was met with a swift rebuttal from the Liverpool legend.
United dominated the England set-up around the early 2000s with the likes of Neville, Rio Ferdinand, David Beckham and Paul Scholes perennially in the squad.
However, there was an abundance of talent from other Premier League clubs, and Neville revealed that he would use international breaks as an opportunity to talk to a number of England stars about a switch to United.
One such player was Gerrard, who dismissed the notion out of hand due to intense rivalry between the Red Devils and Liverpool.
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