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Gary Neville reveals he’d break his own golden rule for Pep Guardiola in honest admission

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Gary Neville thinks the England national team manager should be English - unless his name is Pep Guardiola. The FA announced Thomas Tuchel as Gareth Southgate's successor on Wednesday, and it's fair to say that reaction to the news was mixed.

While many heralded the former Chelsea, Bayern Munich and PSG coach's arrival, others were unhappy that a foreign manager was given the nod.

Neville, 49, firmly counts himself in the latter category, but conceded that he'd have happily make an exception for Manchester City boss Guardiola. "The Tuchel one - I’ll be honest with you.

The one coach I think you would be worth breaking that rule for is Pep Guardiola," the Manchester United legend said on the It's Called Soccer!

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