Gary Neville's 'unprofessional' admission at Liverpool vs Man Utd as he faces backlash

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Gary Neville was co-commentating on Sunday's clash between Liverpool and Manchester United and the Sky pundit faced criticism across social mediaGary Neville has been accused of unprofessionalism during his commentary on Manchester United's victory over Liverpool, a claim that has been levelled at the Red Devils legend before. Neville, 50, was providing commentary for Sky Sports during Sunday's clash at Anfield.Bryan Mbeumo put the visitors in the lead just one minute into the game and it remained 1-0 until Cody Gakpo, who had hit the woodwork three times previously, scored from close range in the 78th minute.As both teams sought to clinch the win, it was Ruben Amorim's side who delivered the final blow when Harry Maguire's header from a Bruno Fernandes cross found the back of Giorgi Mamardashvili's net, handing the league champions their fourth consecutive loss.READ MORE: Bruno Fernandes claims Man Utd forced Liverpool supporters to boo their own teamREAD MORE: Arne Slot told to make one change to revitalise Liverpool and end unwanted recordThe thousands of away fans celebrated the England defender's winning goal with great enthusiasm, and they were joined by Neville, who couldn't contain his joy on the Sky Sports broadcast.Given his role as co-commentator, some fans expressed their dissatisfaction with Neville's reaction and lack of impartiality.

Man forgot he's live on Sky, not in the away end."The former England star has faced allegations of lacking professionalism in his commentary duties and even confessed to crossing the line during United's 4-0 thrashing by Liverpool in April 2022.Neville's comments towards Hannibal Mejbri sparked widespread condemnation after the now-Burnley midfielder delivered two aggressive challenges within moments of entering the pitch in the 84th minute.Following a yellow card for a foul on Jordan Henderson, the Tunisian international nearly earned a red card after a similarly robust tackle on Naby Keita just seconds afterwards.Whilst commentating for Sky Sports, Neville confessed he was "proud" of Hannibal's determination as he said: "To be fair, at least the kid's showing a bit of something. Maybe he doesn't like the idea of Liverpool players passing round him.

I wish the rest of them were the same." It was only following the match when Neville held his hands up and acknowledged he had overstepped the mark regarding objectivity in his role."That is why I aired on to the slightly unprofessional side of commentary tonight," Neville said. He didn't like the idea of Liverpool, at Anfield, passing it around him and the idea of Liverpool taking the mick out of him and his teammates."For the latest news and breaking news, visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc.