Gary Neville branded 'traitor' by pitch invaders as ex-Liverpool star makes debut

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Saturday's League Two fixture between Salford City and Oldham Athletic was momentarily halted when supporters invaded the pitch in a demonstration against former Premier League player Gary Neville. He said: "I love my country, I love Manchester, I love England, but I've been building in this city for 15, 20 years and nobody has put a Union Jack flag up, so why do you need to put one up now?".

"And the division that's being created is absolutely disgusting, mainly created by angry, middle-aged white men who know exactly what they're doing." Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch later took issue with Neville's comments, stating: "I think that that's just disgraceful. I love the Union flag.

Some fans invaded the pitch to protest against Salford owner Gary Neville (Image: X) "Everybody should be able to feel that the flag represents their home country. It shouldn't be taken down, but that's Gary Neville." Reform leader Nigel Farage also weighed in on the debate, calling for Sky Sports to sack Neville: "He's blaming middle-aged, white men, the people that actually pay for Sky Sports and pay his salary.