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Gary Neville Names Cristiano Ronaldo And Carlos Tevez In Overseas Manchester United XI

Gary Neville Names Cristiano Ronaldo And Carlos Tevez In Overseas Manchester United XI

Gary Neville picked his Manchester United overseas and Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez made the cut.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Gary Neville has picked his overseas Manchester United XI, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez included in the star-studded side.

The world-class pair were both part of the United side that won the Premier League and Champions League double in 2007/08 before leaving for Real Madrid and Manchester City respectively in the summer of 2009.

However, Neville simply felt he had to put them in when a fan on Twitter asked him to pick a United all-time XI that didn't include any British players.

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Image: PA

And though the majority were no-brainers, the former United skipper did make a few thought-provoking selections.

Legendary goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel got in ahead of Edwin van der Sar in between the sticks, with Rafael da Silva, Jaap Stam, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra completing an incredibly strong backline.

In midfield is where it gets a little interesting. Bruno Fernandes earns a spot despite only joining United in January of this year thanks to the monumental transformative effect he's had on the team and he's partnered with Juan Sebastian Veron.

The Argentine midfielder is widely deemed to be a huge failure at United after his £28.1million move from Lazio back in 2001 but Neville clearly rated him enough to slot him in the team.

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Image: PA

Ronaldo and Tevez are the wide-men, supporting Eric Cantona and Ruud van Nistelrooy - who would appear to have the makings of a wonderful double-act up top.

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Image: PA

Notable omissions brought up in the replies were the likes of Park Ji-Sung, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Andrei Kanchelskis but it does have the makings of an attacking team filled with match-winners.

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Topics: Football News, Football, Manchester United, Carlos Tevez, Gary Neville, Cristiano Ronaldo

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the field - including the first UK interview with The Hardy Boyz after their return to WWE. He has never sported a pair of Lonsdale Slip-ons, contrary to reports.

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