Gary Neville brutally trolled after watching his Salford side spanked 3-1 in opening game of season
OWNER GOAL Gary Neville brutally trolled after watching his Salford side spanked 3-1 in opening game of season
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GARY NEVILLE was taunted with a hilarious social media post after Salford City lost their season opener.
Salford's new campaign started in misery after 3-1 defeat to Crewe Alexandra at home.
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Gary Neville was trolled by Crewe Alexandra after Salford lost their opening game of the season
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Salford lost 3-1 on Saturday
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And the ever-devoted Neville looked just as miserable from his director's box.
A photographer inside Moor Lane snapped a stern Neville watching the game through a window on Saturday afternoon.
The Man Utd legend looked downtrodden as he rested his hand on the glass with his eyes fixed on the action.
With his hand spread out, Neville had five fingers pressed against the window - and this prompted a bit of fan from Crewe's social media admin.
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Crewe posted the photo on X with the caption: "Nah it was three Gary" in reference to the Railwaymen's 3-1 win.
The Cheshire-based side took the lead inside eight minutes after Salford star Ben Woodburn had a penalty saved by Tom Booth.
Kadeem Harris scored at both ends of the field to make it 1-1 inside 16 minutes.
But Conor Thomas' quickfire double at the end of the first half was enough to secure the win.
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Crewe posted the photo on X with the caption: 'Nah it was three Gary'
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Gary Neville and David Beckham have completed a takeover of Salford City
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This season was meant to mark new beginnings for Salford after Neville and England icon David Beckham completed their takeover in May.
Neville clubbed together with other members of Manchester United's famous Class of 92 to buy stakes in the club in 2014.
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Salford enjoyed four promotions in five years once the ex-United stars initially bought in.
Beckham then joined the ownership team in 2019 when he purchased a ten per cent stake from majority shareholder Peter Lim, who left in 2024.
But now Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes have also relinquished their ownership.
Butt, 50, was also inadvertently snapped sitting in front of Neville this weekend.
The new group also includes four further businessmen plus an Indian sports technology company.
According to The Athletic, they have invested between £11million and £15m to bolster Salford's infrastructure and sporting ambitions.
The 2024-25 season was their sixth consecutive campaign in League Two.
The Ammies finished eighth, missing out on a play-off spot by just one point.
But Neville's dreams of chasing Wrexham up the footie pyramid hit a stumbling block after Crewe's latest win.
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