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Neville angered by Richards

Gary Neville asked Micah Richards: “Are you turning me on?” as he was quizzed by his fellow pundit after Manchester United’s loss to City.

Neville was quick to emphasize that United’s top four hopes were still intact despite falling 11 points behind Aston Villa in fourth.

He even claimed that the performance was “the best defensively from a discipline point of view in Erik ten Hag’s entire period at United”.

However, he added: “In a perfect world they would be twenty to thirty meters further up the pitch and play so compactly. They were really on the edge of their penalty area.

“Rashford and Garnacho went so deep that they couldn’t get back onto the pitch.

“But there is something today that means they have addressed the carnage, gaps and midfield chaos of recent months.”

Then former City star Richards saw his chance to play host.

First he questioned Nev about his ‘confidence’, and then about the impact of Luke Shaw’s absence through injury.

And as current Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates tried to say something, Neville joked: “Is he winding me up here?”