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Neville, who would go on to become one of the club’s most loyal servants – and greatest ever players – made the admission on the latest edition of Joey Barton’s podcast The Edge.

“Peter was horrible to me when I broke into the team, he was,” Neville explained.

“Probably more to me than anybody.

“He had a back four of Parker, Irwin, Bruce and Pallister. It was a great back four for about three or four years, it won leagues, won the double. Gary Neville claimed Peter Schmeichel was less than welcoming to him at United

“I was breaking into it and he told me on a Christmas day out about three or four years after I broke in, he said ‘I genuinely didn’t think you were good enough and I thought you were a risk to us winning the league and conceding goals.

“‘I didn’t think you were good enough’. We used to have crossing practice at the end of training. He used to come out to stand on the penalty spot to catch my crosses and tell me that they were c***.

“Every time a ball went in the back of his net during training, he was annoyed.

“More than annoyed. He couldn’t have a ball in his net. Neville and Schmeichel would later with the treble together under Sir Alex Ferguson

“Anytime a goal went in during training, he’d batter a defender if they’d made a mistake, so the standard every day was high.

“It wasn’t just a question of turning up on Saturday – and they were all like that. Bruce was like that, Keane, Ince, Sparky.”

Neville is one of the most decorated English and European footballers of all time, having won a total of 20 trophies, including eight Premier League titles and two Champions League titles under Sir Alex Ferguson.

He currently works as an analyst for Sky Sports’ football coverage and is co-owner of Salford City Football Club.

Listen to Joey Barton’s podcast The Edge on iTunes and Deezer.