Don't think about Manchester United every single minute of every single day."Neville launched The Overlap in 2021, and its success across video and podcast platforms has seen the channel become one of the most influential outlets in sports media.
Manchester United's ongoing struggles are pored over more than ever before, fueled by an unrelenting wave of coverage from former players. While the wall-to-wall reporting of one of the world's biggest football clubs is hardly new, the scale of scrutiny from ex-players has become a growing phenomenon.
The club's demise has effectively been industrialized into a content-creating machine. It is now easier to name the Manchester United legends who do not have a platform from which to scrutinize the club's every move than to name those who do.
While the club would rather be awash with positivity, negative coverage is consumed by a wider base that increasingly includes non-Manchester United fans. Neville noted that people might think he is more critical of United when they do not play well.
Addressing local professionalism, Neville stated that he lives in Manchester and that some players are not that professional. He added that critics can also help the club more and help the players more.
Former executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward angered supporters in 2018 when he said:"Playing performance doesn't really have a meaningful impact on what we can do on the commercial side of the business."Being a constant source of attention is something that the club and supporters have regularly boasted about, too.
But, having won 18 major honours in 19 years at Old Trafford, few are better placed to judge the club than Neville.
United fans will presumably be relieved when the football resumes on Saturday, if only to break up the constant stream of opinion for 90 minutes.