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Sky Sports accused of editing out embarrassing Gary Neville comment in Man Utd vs Liverpool highlights

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Updated 10:14 2 Sep 2024 GMT+1Published 10:13 2 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Sky Sports accused of editing out embarrassing Gary Neville comment in Man Utd vs Liverpool highlights

Gary Neville probably wishes he didn't say it.

Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton

Sky Sports have been accused of editing out an 'embarrassing' Gary Neville comment in their highlights of Manchester United's defeat to Liverpool.

On Sunday Man United were thrashed 3-0 by arch-rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford, and in truth the scoreline flattered Erik ten Hag's side.

Luis Diaz put Arne Slot's side in front with a smart header, before the Colombia attacker doubled the advantage with a clever near post finish just before half-time.

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United midfielder Casemiro was at fault for both goals, giving possession away in dangerous areas. The 32-year-old was hooked at half-time, but United's fortunes didn't improve.

Mohamed Salah put the result beyond doubt just 10 minutes into the second half when he ruthlessly finished off a quick Liverpool move following another turnover in possession.

This time it was United youngster Kobbie Mainoo who was robbed of the ball inside his own half, and it was a mistake that certainly surprised Gary Neville.

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The former United defender was on commentary duty for Sky Sports, and he sung Mainoo's praises just seconds before he was dispossessed by Alexis Mac Allister.

Neville was praising Mainoo for his composure and press resistance while playing in a deep midfield role, so you can imagine he was pretty embarrassed when the 19-year-old contradicted him.

Kobbie Mainoo was robbed of the ball by Mac Allister. [Getty]
Kobbie Mainoo was robbed of the ball by Mac Allister. [Getty]

Neville said: "See Mainoo is now the deepest-lying midfield player, he's fine, receives it in tight areas.... he was."

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Remarkably, fans noticed that Neville's praise for Mainoo was edited out of the clip that was included in Sky's highlights package of the match.

Instead of Neville praising Mainoo, the commentary of the passage begins with Peter Drury saying "Mainoo bullied off it by Mac Allister."

Sky Sports later uploaded a 'Comms cam' video to its YouTube channel which did include Neville's ill-timed analysis of Mainoo, as well as Jamie Carragher laughing at his colleague.

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports

Topics: Manchester United, Liverpool, Premier League, Gary Neville, Erik Ten Hag, Casemiro, Mohamed Salah

Alex Brotherton
Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton is a journalist at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He can often be found watching dreadful non-league football.

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