Neville: 'Defeat was a reality check for Man Utd' | 'Leeds have secured their PL survival''
The Gary Neville Podcast
Sky Sports
4.3 • 903 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Gary Neville reacts to Leeds Utd beating Man Utd at Old Trafford for the first time in the league win since 1981. He believes the result was a reality check for Michael Carrick's side while it secures Leeds' Premier League survival for another season. Neville also chooses his top 5 central midfielders in Premier League history.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, welcome to the Gary Neville podcast where we've watched another dramatic game in this Premier League season. |
| 0:05.9 | And there's been a few at Old Trafford as well, but one today that went the way of Leeds United. |
| 0:11.4 | Yeah, I mean, I think that's the big story here tonight. |
| 0:14.2 | Before the game, I was looking at sort of West Ham yesterday or over the weekend and Nottingham Forest |
| 0:19.5 | and thinking that they've got something going a little bit |
| 0:21.6 | it looks like they might just have enough to get out of it. |
| 0:25.4 | Tottenham and we know we're in big trouble come on to them in a minute and you're thinking Leeds could just get dragged down there. |
| 0:31.3 | They've got some decent fixtures but it's not been good but I thought they put a really good performance into that and I am I shouldn't be but I'm a lucky home and for Leach United this season |
| 0:42.7 | I've watched them three times watched them against Liverpool Chelsea Chelsea they win |
| 0:48.1 | Liverpool they come back in a draw and beat Manish United tonight so they've got seven points |
| 0:53.5 | from nine in those three |
| 0:54.6 | matches and every time I've watched them live they've been really good you know not just really |
| 1:00.1 | good in the terms of their passion their commitment but their patterns the way in which their sort |
| 1:04.2 | system they've got it worked out I mean I was there that think that was the first full game |
| 1:09.7 | against Chelsea that they played that five at the back. |
| 1:11.9 | I think they might have gone to it in the city game just before that on the Saturday. |
| 1:16.9 | So, second half, I think. |
| 1:17.7 | Yeah, second half. |
| 1:18.4 | So it was very early on in the days of the system. |
| 1:20.8 | But what I think the system, look, the reason I'm not a great fan of the system is because usually to find wingbacks that can do the sort of equal attacking and defending bit is really difficult but I actually think Boggland Goodmansson when they play they do it fantastically well and they go forward real energy and threat and it gives them a bit more solidity with the three and the Amperdu in front so I do think it suits them and I do think |
| 1:45.0 | tonight first half I mean they were absolutely wonderful that is a performance that I don't think Tottenham are capable of and that's the scary thing for Totham not just the six points by the way that Leeds United have gone clear of them tonight but the actual performance levels that they've put in they're nowhere near that you watched Spurs yesterday again |
| 2:00.9 | Sunland |
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