Aston Villa icon Gabby Agbonlahor has cheekily claimed it was easy playing against Manchester United's Gary Neville – a match-up he would've fancied every weekend.
The ex-England forward openly admitted he found it a breeze going head-to-head with the former Red Devils captain. And he went as far to express a desire to have that battle each week on the pitch due to the success he had against him on the flanks, reports the Mirror.
After Neville himself recognised on a recent episode of the 'Stick to Football' podcast how Agbonlahor had bettered him in one of their encounters, the talkSPORT host spoke to Mirror Sport, courtesy of AceOdds, about how he always had an easy ride against the eight-time Premier League champion.
Though he conceded they didn't face off during Neville's peak years. READ MORE: Gary Neville already feared about Man United relationships before huge agreement READ MORE: Gary Neville has already sent Man United Denzel Dumfries transfer verdict "I've said it before a bit tongue-in-cheek because he was at the latter stages of his career," shared Agbonlahor, making it clear he didn't battle him in his prime. "I didn't play against the prime Gary Neville, so I have to be fair in that.
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