Q. United fans have been fantastic this season. Gary Neville: “United fans best season for twenty-something years was last season. To do what they did and the support they gave to the team and manager in a real bad season. It brought us back down to reality but also when we lost the league during the Sir Alex Ferguson period it was the year after you wanted it more. It’s a human thing and it felt more special winning it back than retaining it. “So, winning it back or getting it back is sometimes sweeter. It’s like being 1 nil down and winning 2-1 in the last minute. Sometimes it’s better than winning 4 nil. You walk out of the stadium and you’re buzzing. It’s absolutely unbelievable. “United fans away from home are sensational. You find it difficult to beat United fans. At Old Trafford I think it has got better in the last 2/3 years. I go to every ground in the country and I don’t buy this idea that ‘you come to Manchester United and it’s a crap atmosphere.’ Although there has always been that ambition to improve it, the atmosphere has been good. “The League Cup for me has always been special because they [the fans] sing the old names all the way through, particularly away from home. That’s respect and trust from the fans and there seems to be a real amazing atmosphere as they pay tribute to managers and players gone by. They’ll sing the Busby Babes song all the way through for 15-20 minutes. This is what football is about and it’s got to remain.”
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:47:07 +0000
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