Man United legend Gary Neville makes bizarre 'legs' admission over nightmare Valencia spell

Former Manchester United full-back turned pundit Gary Neville has revealed how he felt ‘inferior’ to other managers he was coming up against during his ill-fated spell in charge of Valencia.

After retirement from playing, Neville built up some coaching experience within the coaching team of the England national team. He was handed a surprise first managerial role in December 2015, taking over at La Liga side Valencia.

He was however dismissed just four months later after a less-than-successful time at the club. Of his 28 matches in charge in all competitions, Valencia won just 10, drawing seven and losing 11.

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His final match in charge saw his team fall to a 2-0 defeat against Celta de Vigo at the end of March. Other losses included a 7-0 defeat against Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey.

Since leaving Valencia, Neville has not had another coaching job, instead focusing on pundit work and his ownership of League Two side Salford City. The former defender has now opened up on just how difficult he found the job and coming up against more experienced managers.

“After a couple of months into the job at Valencia, I remember looking at myself in the mirror one morning and thinking that I looked ill,” he told the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet. “I remember we played three times against Athletic Bilbao, in the Europa League quarter-final and in a league game, and Ernesto Valverde was the coach – he played a different system that I thought he would and then he changed during the game, and I remember thinking that