Gary Neville rubs salt in Liverpool wounds with Man Utd quote after final day heartbreak

Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan believes that 'destiny' played a role in his side's incredible comeback victory over Aston Villa.

Premier League champions Manchester City are eyeing Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips and Brighton defender Marc Cucurella as they aim to bolster their squad this summer. Pep Guardiola's side claimed their fourth top-flight crown in five seasons thanks to a final day comeback against Aston Villa, but they aren't resting on their laurels.

Gary Neville following his comments on BT Sport's coverage of the Champions League final.The ex-Manchester United captain, 47, took issue with the lack of a live reporter outside the Stade de France after harrowing reports emerged of Liverpool fans being subject to tear gas and pepper spray by French police when making their way into the stadium.Replying to a post made by an Athletic journalist criticising the lack of coverage outside the ground, Neville commented: "Are you surprised? I’m not. They can’t react or aren’t agile to things like this happening."Liverpool fans have since told horror stories of how they were left stranded outside the stadium with valid tickets whilst riot police attacked them, ahead of their 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid.

Gary Neville for his criticism of BT Sport's coverage of the Liverpool fan chaos ahead of the Champions League final.Sky Sports pundit Neville called out their rival broadcaster for not following the concerning scenes outside the Stade de France on Saturday (May 29) night, which saw kick-off delayed by more than half an hour. Replying to a tweet from The Athletic journalist Adam Crafton which read "Surprised BT sport don’t have a team on standby outside of stadium, getting little to no sense of the major story from the broadcaster", Neville wrote: "Are you surprised? I’m not.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has claimed an unlikely accolade following the culmination of the Champions League.

Liverpool's trophy parade less than 24 hours after Champions League heartbreak in Paris.Liverpool had eyes on an unprecedented quadruple, but Jurgen Klopp's side have seen their dreams shattered as the football season came to a close in May. The Reds saw the Premier League title snatched away by Manchester City - who overcame a two-goal deficit against Aston Villa.And the Reds were victims of a smash-and-grab performance from Real Madrid on Saturday evening in the Champions League final.

Manchester United great Gary Neville has brutally trolled Liverpool as he continues to revel in their Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid on Saturday night.

Gary Neville has shown he has no shame in admitting he is "f****** buzzing" after Liverpool lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid.Jurgen Klopp's side were narrowly beaten at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday night, with Vinicius Jr's second half goal proving the difference as they fell to a 1-0 defeat. The Reds had been hoping to secure a seventh European crown in the French capital but were kept at bay by an inspired performance from Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.Following the match, former Manchester United defender Neville took to Twitter to show he was revelling in Liverpool's crushing defeat."It’s really normal to be happy tonight if you’re a united fan! I’m f@@@@@g ecstatic!" wrote Neville, who won the Champions League twice with United during his career.Earlier in the night, Neville had also taken to social media to comment on the chaotic scenes outside the stadium which had caused the start of the match to be delayed.Neville, who has worked as a pundit for Sky Sports since hanging up his boots, admitted he was "not surprised" by BT Sport's coverage of the drama unfolding outside of the ground.How many trophies will Liverpool win next season? Let us know in the comments section below.After The Athletic's Adam Crafton had tweeted about his surprise that BT Sport did not have a reporter outside the stadium, Neville responded by adding: "Are you surprised? I’m not.

Gary Neville insisted he was "not surprised" at BT Sport's lack of coverage of the mass chaos outside the Stade de France ahead of the Champions League final.Thousands of Liverpool fans were stuck outside the ground ahead of kick-off in concerning scenes, with police using tear gas on some sections of the crowds. But BT, who have exclusive rights to European football in the UK, didn't show any footage, instead remaining with their team inside the stadium while the match was delayed for more than half an hour.The Athletic journalist Adam Crafton tweeted: "Surprised BT sport don’t have a team on standby outside of stadium, getting little to no sense of the major story from the broadcaster."Sky Sports pundit Neville replied: "Are you surprised? I’m not.

Steven Gerrard supporting Liverpool in the Champions League final has divided fans - with one claiming "he doesn't give a f***" about Aston Villa.The former Reds captain has travelled to Paris for their showdown with Real Madrid during his time off from duties as Villa boss. And he took in their training on the Stade de France pitch on Friday (May 27) while filming a video which was uploaded to the Liverpool social media accounts.Gerrard said: "Hello everyone, I'm just here in Paris for the final.

Gary Neville has named Fred as a potential candidate to be named Manchester United's Player of the Year.

Patrice Evra has agreed with former teammate Gary Neville's damning comments on the state of the current Manchester United squad.

Jamie Carragher has revealed Gary Neville text him saying "f*** City" during the Premier League final day madness.The Sky Sports pundits were at Anfield and the Etihad respectively on Sunday (May 22) as Liverpool were pipped to the title by Manchester City. But they didn't let that stop them from communicating.Speaking at The Overlap Live Fan Debate 4.0, Carragher explained how Neville told him it was Liverpool's title to lose with City 2-0 down against Aston Villa as they spoke over text. The former Reds defender said: "This has been going on all season, let me tell you this."Liverpool play Chelsea in the second game of the season, he's texting me right after the game.

West Ham hope to sign Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd in the next few days - after pulling out of the race for James Tarkowski.The Hammers had three bids for Burnley centre-back Tarkowski turned down two years ago and were expected to go back in for him this summer when his contract expires. But the former England centre back will be 30 this year and has already been offered £120,000-a-week by Aston Villa, with Everton and Fulham also interested.So Hammers boss David Moyes has switched his sights to Morocco star Aguerd, who has just turned 26, and talks are now at an advanced stage.

Manchester City never do it the easy way, but a dramatic 3-2 win over Aston Villa on Sunday confirmed Pep Guardiola's side as the Premier League champions for the fourth time in five seasons.

Jack Grealish was front and centre for Manchester City's open-top bus parade on Monday as the squad celebrated with thousands of fans after winning their fourth Premier League title in five seasons under manager Pep Guardiola.Grealish was rightly making the most of winning his first major honour, and spells in front of the on-board TV cameras showed just how drunk the £100 million midfielder was.In one clip, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne are stood next to a raspy-voiced Grealish, who claimed that team-mate Riyad Mahrez "played like" Newcastle United forward Miguel Almiron during City's final-day victory over Aston Villa."Riyad, take him off the pitch, as soon as possible. He played like Almiron," said Grealish, as both Silva and De Bruyne fell about laughing.It wasn't the first time he'd layed into his team-mates either.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola appears to have given Ederson the seal of approval after the Brazilian audaciously claimed he was the club's best penalty taker.City's players and staff spent Monday evening parading around Manchester city centre on an open-top bus after sealing their fourth Premier League title in five seasons with victory over Aston Villa on Sunday, with thousands of fans lining the streets to join the party and catch a glimpse of the trophy as the squad drank and smoked themselves silly.Towards the end of the parade, the bus emptied onto a stage where City's semi-intoxicated stars got the chance to get on the microphone, and Ederson was asked if he'd ever take a penalty for the club."Of course, I am the best taker of penalties [at the club]. If Pep says it’s okay then I will take one probably," the Brazilian said, prompted an approving nod from Guardiola.City have had an abysmal record from the penalty spot in recent years, with Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus all missing from 12 yards in the past three seasons, and at the start of the season, Ederson insisted that he'd be happy to take one if he was ever asked.The 28-year-old is one of the most technically-gifted goalkeepers in the world and boasts an unrivalled passing range, but could his ability to knock fabulous 80-yard through-balls really translate to penalty-taking? I guess there's only one way to find out.

Tottenham Hotspur are 'to battle' with Arsenal for the signing of Manchester City forward, Gabriel Jesus, according to an emerging report.

Gary Neville has warned Erik ten Hag that the step up from Ajax to Manchester United will be 'huge.'

Raheem Sterling has explained that Liverpool’s great chase inspired Manchester City to the Premier League title.

Manchester City-obsessed OnlyFans star Elle Brooke celebrated her club's Premier League title win with some racy snaps while taking a sly dig at runners-up Liverpool.The self-acclaimed "Porn Princess" took to Instagram on Sunday (May 22) where she posed in a sky-blue City shirt and a thong.Elle appeared in a series of snaps in a football goal and captioned the post "and still...", referring to Pep Guardiola's side retaining the trophy for the second year running.She was also live tweeting throughout the drama-filled final day of the season as both City and Liverpool's scores went back and forth.Liverpool needed to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers at home, as well as City to drop points against Aston Villa, to wrest the title back from their rivals.After City came back from two goals down to make it 3-2, Elle described the extra time period as the "longest 4 minutes of my life". She then took a dig at Liverpool, claiming that the title win eclipses Jürgen Klopp's side's potential Champions League win when they face off against Real Madrid in the final on May 28.