Gary Neville accused of making ‘disrespectful’ comment as Liverpool legend hits back

Gary Neville is 1 of the astir vocal ex-players successful the Premier League and the Manchester United legend's caller comments person irked 1 of his erstwhile Liverpool rivals

Robbie Fowler has slammed Gary Neville for suggesting the Liverpool fable would person been a amended subordinate astatine Manchester United.

Fowler is the Merseysiders' seventh-highest goalscorer and the ninth highest successful Premier League history. Many fans and pundits alike decried the information that Fowler did not person arsenic galore opportunities for England arsenic different forwards.

He was erstwhile linked with a £15million determination to Sir Alex Ferguson's squad successful 2000 but stayed astatine Anfield for different play earlier joining Leeds United successful 2001. Fowler is often regarded arsenic 1 of the finest younker products to ever look from Liverpool's academy.

Despite his legendary presumption astatine Anfield, Neville thinks Fowler would person transformed into an adjacent amended subordinate if helium was playing alongside Ferguson's 'Class of 92' side.

Neville precocious said connected the Overlap: "Can I marque a arguable statement? Might not adjacent beryllium controversial. Robbie Fowler could person been England's top ever goalscorer, if helium hadn't person grown up successful that Liverpool team."

He besides suggested Fowler's trophy haul would person been greater had helium been portion of United. Fowler was near unhappy by Neville's comments astir his Liverpool team-mates.

He said to talkSPORT: "I mean, that's disrespectful. In fact, we were astir apt adjacent to matching Manchester United, surely erstwhile I deliberation of possibly '96, that twelvemonth we were brilliant.

"We perchance were amended than Man United. We were astir apt inconsistent against alleged weaker teams, Manchester United utilized to bushed them whereas we possibly struggled to triumph those games."

Fowler netted a whopping 183 goals successful 369 appearances during 2 stints astatine Anfield and is hailed arsenic 1 of the finest products of the club's academy. He besides gained notoriety arsenic portion of a Liverpool radical dubbed "The Spice Boys."

Fowler's off-field antics, on with those of Jamie Redknapp and Steve McManaman, were a changeless root of media speculation. Reflecting connected their image, Fowler added: "I cognize radical tin bring immoderate they privation into that, again it's that speech with 'The Spice Boys', you ne'er took it seriously.

"But I deliberation it's disrespectful to the players due to the fact that I played with large players arsenic well...you are similar a merchandise of your environment. I cognize Manchester United, their situation was possibly changing successful presumption of the players looking aft themselves a small spot better, but they inactive went out. We cognize that due to the fact that we utilized to bump into them."

Of his nationalist squad outings, 16 were successful friendlies, portion conscionable 3 featured successful either the European Championship oregon the World Cup. Back then, Fowler was up against the likes of Alan Shearer, Michael Owen, Teddy Sheringham, Les Ferdinand and others for an England spot. He lone managed to people 7 times portion wearing a Three Lions shirt.

Meanwhile, Neville made 85 planetary appearances for the Three Lions. He besides retired from shot having won 8 Premier League titles, 2 Champions Leagues, 4 FA Cups, positive plentifulness much during his clip astatine Old Trafford.

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