Gary Neville reveals Manchester United superstition that coach 'took the p*** out of'

Gary Neville has shared some funny stories about his time at Manchester United, including how he always wore white underwear on match days because of a superstition.

Neville was with United's first team for 19 years and was the captain for six of them. In total, he played more than 600 times for the Reds.

The current Sky Sports pundit was pivotal for United when they were in their glory era under Sir Alex Ferguson. Neville won eight Premier League titles, three FA Cups, three League Cups and two Champions Leagues during his illustrious career.

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Some people might think United were just a great team with a great manager, but Neville thinks his special routines before matches helped too. "I used to wear the same coloured underpants for every game during my career. White. Just because it was something I did. Same Tubigrip, same tape, the physios knew it," Neville said on the Football, Music and Me podcast with Geoff Shreeves.

He added: "I used to put the same underpants on, go to the same toilet to read the programme, even though I didn't always need the toilet. Same seat on the coach next to Becks (David Beckham). I never shifted, there were things I did that were part of my routine."

Even though Neville followed these superstitions all through his career, not everyone thought they made sense. Jim Ryan, who was in charge of the reserve team, used to make fun of Neville for it.

"Jim Ryan once said to me: 'It's really interesting that the whole success of Manchester United depends on the colour of your underpants'. He would take the p*** out of me, but he actually had a point.

"Then he said to me: 'But on an individual