Gary Neville sparks another backlash after 'unprofessional' behaviour during Man Utd win over Liverpool

Cody Gakpo, who had previously struck the woodwork on three occasions, looked to have earned a point for Liverpool when he struck with 12 minutes remaining.

But United secured their first back-to-back Premier League victories of the Ruben Amorim era through Harry Maguire, with the England international rising to head home following a pinpoint delivery from Bruno Fernandes.

It was a sensational victory for United and Neville, commentating on Sky Sports, could barely contain his glee.

The 50-year-old, who recently caused fury with his comments on Union Jacks and 'angry, white, middle-aged men', was heard wildly celebrating.

But Sky Sports viewers were left unimpressed, with some users taking to social media to call out Neville for what they perceived to be 'unprofessional' behaviour.

One user's post, which has been liked over 42,000 times at the time of writing, stated: "I get it but this is so unprofessional from Gary Neville loool."

A second replied by saying: "Neville forgot he was on Sky and thought he was back at Old Trafford."

Another opined: "Gary Neville turned from pundit to full-time United ultra in 0.5 seconds. Man forgot he’s live on Sky, not in the away end."

A fourth stated: "Both Neville and [Jamie Carragher] Carra shouldn’t be on Utd/Pool games respectively."

And a fifth backed the initial message by writing: "He forgot he was on payroll not in the stands."

Harry Maguire with a MASSIVE header to send the away end wild! 😱 pic.twitter.com/moUtr2aDsj

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Others, however, were quick to leap to Neville's defence.

He won 11 Premier League titles during his time as a United player, with some supporters insisting he's got every right to lose his cool following such a dramatic victory for his old side.

"I'm no Neville fan but I think it's great to hear commentary enjoying a moment, it's what the game is all about," said one fan.

Another defended him by saying: "Would of been exactly the same is Liverpool got the winner with @Carra23 and it’s completely fair, sick of commentators having to be neutral. The fun part is they both enjoy their teams goals."

A third penned the message: "You want to remove emotion and silence commentators if what they say doesn’t suit you or your team? Football might not be for you mate."

And a fourth stuck up for Neville by saying: "So what if it was Jamie Carragher doing this nothing would get said, classic double standards."

Meanwhile, after the fixture, the Sky Sports pundit insisted that this result could be a 'turnaround' result for Amorim, who has widely struggled since replacing Erik ten Hag last November.

"This is a complete turnaround game," he said.

"They've got a kickstart springboard from what they've done, because to win at Anfield is special in any season, to win here is the hardest ground.

"They should be really proud because it's a big achievement, but they've got to kick on from here.

"So it's a great day for Manchester United, but let's see it again next Saturday night against Brighton."

He added: "So what can't happen is now we've got to this height of performance, and then all of a sudden Brighton ends up being a dip.

"So the next couple of weeks are huge, I think, for Ruben Amorim to start to build.

"Amorim has got to start trusting those players. I know we talk about trusting Ruben Amorim and him being under pressure, and that's always going to be the case with the manager, but Ruben Amorim wants to be able to trust his players.

"I know he likes them, and I know the players like him, you can see that. There's no sort of players losing the dressing room type stuff, which we have seen with United many times.

"There's no doubt those players admire their coach, they like him as a person, but they've got to start trusting each other, trust the system if you're the players, but also Ruben Amorim, trust his players that they can deliver consistently."