GARY NEVILLE has revealed Manchester United stars would be “killed” if they broke unwritten rules at matches.
Neville, 49, was part of the famous ‘Class of 92’ after coming through the youth ranks at Old Trafford.
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And the right-back ended up staying at Manchester United for his entire career in 2011.
Neville played 602 games for his boyhood team, whilst winning eight Premier League titles, three FA Cups and two Champions Leagues.
But now he has opened up about the discipline instilled in him by United’s no-nonsense coaches.
Alongside Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham, Neville and his brother Phil were coached by some legendary names.
Eric Harrison is credited with helping Sir Alex Ferguson turn these young men into world-famous stars.
While former United and England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles also put the lads through their paces on the training ground.
And Neville has now revealed the pair had unwritten rules that could never be broken.
Speaking of the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet podcast, he explained: “I don’t think I would have gotten anywhere near where I was without being taken.
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“Eric Harrison, he was tough as the youth team coach, and Nobby Stiles. You couldn’t miss a tackle, it was prohibited.
“If you missed a pass, or if I didn’t play it forward at the feet of a striker at Old Trafford on a Saturday and return it on my first throw, I was dying.
“You always had these voices around you, they were stepping on you every move, there was nowhere to go in terms of falling standards or work ethic.”
Roy Keane was already in the first team when the Class of 92 entered senior training.
He added: “Sometimes players meet up and train with the first team, and you know they’re going to leave. [and won’t come back].
But when [Gary] Neville and them [Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, and Ryan Giggs] we found, they were brilliant players, and we knew they could handle [the stick].
“The credit I would give the guys they found is that I knew they were here to stay.
“You are talking about four or five players, [Ryan] Giggs was already at the head of the group, but I knew they were here to stay.
“I can only speak from my own experiences, but when the players came across they were undoubtedly talented because they were at Manchester United, but they had great habits and characteristics.”
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