GARY NEVILLE screamed back the years with a blood-curdling yell of joy on live TV when Jadon Sancho hit a superb opener for Manchester United against Liverpool.
Sky Sports pundit Nev could be heard in the background with what reminded some of his famous screech when Fernando Torres put Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League final.
Old Trafford legend Neville was ecstatic as Sancho showed calmness and deft footwork to reward the Red Devils’ resurgent display on 16 minutes.
That morale-boosting goal followed United opening the season with two straight defeats and Liverpool starting with a pair of disappointing draws.
But one viewer said of Nev’s noise: “I’m having horrendous flashbacks to Neville’s celebration scream, when Torres scored for Chelsea at the Nou Camp…”
But most fans on social media were simply stunned by how he achieved the sound.
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One said of watching the goal: “Worst part of that was Neville’s insufferable little scream in the back.”
Another queried: “That scream – is it allowed?”
And one armchair viewer – or listener – labelled it “f***ing embarrassing.”
Nev’s previous attempt at a horror movie cameo while commentating live came when Torres struck in stoppage time as ten-man Chelsea came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Barcelona ten years ago.
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That put the Blues through 3-2 on aggregate to the Champions League final, where they beat Bayern Munich in a penalty shootout.
So perhaps Nev’s semi-final celebrations back then proved a good “omen” for the Blues.
And although Liverpool began to recover their composure in Monday’s crucial game, it was far from a screaming certainty that they could get something from it.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
