Gary Neville receives Sky Sports apology after Turf Moor ‘abuse’ | Football | Sport

Sky Sports issued an apology to Gary Neville after the former Manchester United star was subjected to yet another bout of abuse ahead of the fixture between Manchester City and Burnley. “I am sorry for the words that got shouted at you there by the way,” said a Sky Sports News presenter while speaking with the pundit, who was offering his analysis at Turf Moor.

“That’s the world that we live in,” he said. “I have just walked past a box over there and been abused by four blokes, who are going to get kicked out of this stadium in about five minutes.

“I’ve had enough, people just basically abusing you all of the time, going above and beyond, I will take stick with the rest of them.”

“But it has become too easy for everybody to abuse footballer managers, football pundits, football coaches and football players and just think there will be no consequences.”

On the Overlap, Neville revealed that he worried about being bitten by a dog when confronted in the street, as he faced vile verbal abuse when out with his wife, Emma.

The man filming the video was heard saying: “Is that Gary Neville? W*****, w*****, w*****. That’s what you are, a f***ing w*****. Listen, listen. I’m filming because you’re a f***ing w*****.”

“You’ve got f*** all to know about the working class man you have. Even your own fans have turned against you, cause you’re a f***ing p****.”

Speaking about the incident on the Overlap, Neville revealed further detail. He said: “He had quite a, I’m presuming, a really aggressive dog with him on a lead.”

“And I thought he was gonna let the dog go. I thought it was one of them where he was going to go like that.”

He added: “Do you know what I should have done – the mistake I made? I should have filmed him, because no one can see who he is.”

“Do you know what I mean? And I think if I’d have filmed him, he might not have put it out. I don’t know.”