Gary Neville Refusing To Shake Peter Schmeichel's Hand Before The Manchester Derby Is Still A Legendary Moment

He changed his mind and decided to return to United for a second spell, but just how would've it all gone down?

Neville and Schmeichel set the perfect example 19 years ago and in case you can't remember, it's an all-time legendary moment.

The two played together at Manchester United for a number of years and won a whole lot of silverware at Old Trafford.

That was completely irrelevant to Neville, however, once his former friend crossed the divide.

After a season at Villa, he joined United's rivals City on a free transfer in 2002 and faced his former employers on 9 November.

In the tunnel prior to the game, Schmeichel, with the captain's armband on, received acknowledgement from a few of his ex colleagues and shook hands with opposite number Fabien Barthez.

But when he got to the front and tapped Neville on the back, offering his hand after informing him United needed to be on the other side for the walk-out, he got pied big-time.

Neville had a stern facial expression throughout, while Schmeichel couldn't help but laugh at the United skipper.

City won 3-1 and Neville made one of the worst mistakes of his career when he tried to shield the ball out, only to allow Shaun Goater to knock him off the ball and slot home.

Neville's head was in hands, while Schmeichel was seen celebrating that goal and shouting "Get in!" - which saw him go down in a lot of United fans' estimations.

The victory, as well as a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture, meant he never lost a single Manchester derby.

"When you look back now and you're 43, like I am, there's two things about that," he said.

"One, he left Man United at the age of whatever he was, 35, and he said he was retiring, basically to go abroad.

"At the time, when he came back, he played for Manchester City.

"That's just written in stone. You just don't play for those clubs, irrespective of what happens."