Gary Neville has faced strong criticism for two matches over the weekend, which the former Manchester United defender provided commentary for.
The 50-year-old first attracted criticism after Tottenham suffered a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool, with a prominent Spurs fan account branding the Sky Sports employee "embarrassing and pathetic".
The account, The.Spurs.Bible, which has 36,000 followers, accused the commentator of having "the same lazy agendas" when speaking about players within Thomas Franks' side, including Cristian Romero and Xavi Simons.
Both players were sent off for Spurs, who lost for a fifth time at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season.
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The contest, which appeared to be even at first, was tipped in the balance of Liverpool after 33 minutes when Xavi’s studs-up challenge on Virgil van Dijk’s Achilles earned the Tottenham playmaker a red card, and Alexander Isak broke the deadlock in the 56th minute.
Half-time substitute Isak was immediately forced off through injury, but Hugo Ekitike grabbed his 11th goal for the Reds soon after and avoided a VAR intervention in spite of a slight push on Romero in the build-up.
A routine Liverpool triumph appeared on the cards, only for Spurs substitute Richarlison to pull one back with seven minutes left before Romero let his team down with a late kick-out at Ibrahima Konate as the hosts lost for a fifth time in eight matches under Thomas Frank.
Other Spurs fans took to social media to criticise Neville, with one writing: "He is genuinely one of the worst commentators. He gets too Personal, and the bias he had towards Spurs makes it such a disappointing watch."
Gary Neville has faced harsh criticism for two matches over the weekend
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Another added: "Gary Neville hates Spurs (Romero especially). His commentary on Tottenham games is a disgrace."
A third wrote: "Gary Neville’s stance on Spurs, Romero and Xavi every game is bordering on creepy. His commentary on everything is a total biased joke. Pre-determined agenda. Get him off the games, he creates such a weird rhetoric around us that people jump on."
Neville was also targeted again for his commentary during Sky Sports coverage of the Manchester United and Aston Villa clash on Sunday, where Morgan Rogers’ brilliant brace helped Aston Villa secure a 10th successive win in all competitions.
Unai Emery’s Premier League title contenders triumphed 2-1 against the Red Devils, who Neville spent nearly 20 years of his career.
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Xavi Simons was sent off after a studs-up challenge on Virgil van Dijk | REUTERSMatheus Cunha had briefly restored parity for the visitors after Rogers' spectacular opener, but the Villa midfielder would not be denied a second time.
Sky Sports viewers expressed their discontent with the former right-back during the game.
One wrote on social media: "Please, can we ban Gary Neville from commentating on United games?"
Another said: "Gary Neville shouldn’t be allowed to commentate on United games."
Morgan Rogers was on fire as Aston Villa's incredible run continues | REUTERSA third added: "Can we get Gary Neville off commentary, I’ve had enough of listening to his boring, biased opinions."
The former England international officially retired from football in 2011, becoming a Sky Sports pundit, a role that became permanent from the 2016 to 2017 season.
He has now also hosted the podcast The Overlap since 2021 and The Gary Neville Podcast, which, while exact listener numbers aren't public, they are highly popular in the UK sports podcast scene.
Despite the criticism he has faced, Neville's punditry has won multiple awards, including several Royal Television Society (RTS) awards for Best Sports Presenter/Pundit (2014, 2015, 2022) and TV/Radio Pundit of the Year at the FSA Awards (2024).
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