GARY NEVILLE has begged legendary football presenter Des Lynam to stop touting him for the Manchester United job.
The former Red Devils defender, 49, briefly went into management after hanging up his boots in 2011.
Neville played over 400 times for United, winning eight Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, and three FA Cups.
The 49-year-old joined Valencia in 2015 for his first foray into management but endured a dismal time in LaLiga.
After winning just 10 games out of 28 at the Mestalla, Neville was sacked and has since carved out a career as a successful pundit.
Ex-Match of the Day host Lynam was recently asked who he thought should “save” United from current boss Ruben Amorim’s reign.
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Lynam indicated Neville would be the best man for the Old Trafford hot-seat as he understands and “loves the club.”
Neville responded on Saturday, telling Sky Sports: “Des Lynam was the doyen, the God of hosts and presenters in that era.
“Someone with an unbelievable voice, great delivery, great humour.
“I always got on with Des but if you could please stop putting me forward as the manager of Manchester United it would be quite helpful.
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“I understand where you’re coming from – I do understand the club, I do love the club, I do believe I can communicate well.
“However, I don’t want to go back into coaching number one. And number two, I don’t believe that I’m the best man for the job by a long way.”
Neville also revealed his Sky Sports pundits had mocked him over Lynam’s claim.
He continued: “It gives my friends and colleagues, particularly Mr Jamie Carragher, the opportunity to giggle quite a bit on a Thursday afternoon when he sees the headline.
“I love Des to bits but I’m pretty sure he’s not right on that one.
“I feel bad to tell him he’s not right because he’s someone with such vast experience.”
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Despite not sharing Lynam’s view on his coaching credentials, Neville did credit the 82-year-old with helping him into punditry.
Neville previously told The Overlap podcast: “I love Des Lynam. I met Des Lynam in 2002.
“My first ever punditry gig was 22 years ago. I broke my foot before the World Cup in Japan and South Korea and ITV asked me to be a pundit.
“I had the most incredible time, it was the moment that I recognised I wanted to go into punditry because of the people I was surrounded by.
“The fellow pundits on that panel were Bobby Robson, Terry Venables and Paul Gascoigne.
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“I totally don’t belong in that panel from the point of view of football greatness and coaching.
“What I could give them was the current understanding of what was happening in that [England] dressing room.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
