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Gary Neville broke his own strict rule to send Ole Gunnar Solskjaer X-rated text about Man Utd

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Published 11:49 6 Mar 2024 GMT

Gary Neville broke his own strict rule to send Ole Gunnar Solskjaer X-rated text about Man Utd

Gary Neville sent a text message to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about Manchester United's owners.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Gary Neville broke his own strict rule during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reign as Manchester United.

Solskjaer landed the Man United job after a tremendous spell as caretaker manager.

He won 14 of his 19 matches in charge before signing a three-year contract on a permanent basis.

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But he was relieved of his duties at Old Trafford in November 2021 following a string of bad results in the 2021/22 campaign, culminating in a bruising 4-1 defeat at Watford.

In the latest episode of Stick to Football - brought to you by Sky Bet - the Norwegian bemoaned the club's lack of backing in the transfer window, revealing three huge signings he failed to pull off during his time at the club.

It got to the point where Neville sent an X-rated text message to Solskjaer slamming Man United's lack of support.

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"There was a point.. I remember texting you: 'You need to spend their f**king money'," he told the legendary forward on The Overlap.

"It got to the point where I thought you weren't getting supported and I've never texted anybody in football about that type of thing," he added.

"But I've obviously known you... sat next to you in the dressing room, I just thought 'you need to spend their f**king money quickly because you need some players'."

Gary Neville shares a joke with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Image: Getty
Gary Neville shares a joke with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Image: Getty

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Solskjaer replied: "We needed players."

Roy Keane added: "Spend it wisely."

Neville hit back: "Not as in... frivolously. He needed to bring players in. It was obvious."

Despite Neville's claim, Man United splashed the cash to acquire the likes of Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes and Aaron Wan-Bissaka in big-money transfers.

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But Neville and Solskjaer believe they needed more additions to the Man United squad, which wasn't sanctioned by the Glazer family.

Featured Image Credit: The Overlap/Getty

Topics: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Gary Neville, Football, Manchester United

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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