Gary Neville Quotes

If you ask a million players who they would want as manager, they will come back with a top three list of Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, or Diego Simeone.

I dream of being managed by Arsene Wenger.

I've played under Alan Pardew, Gianfranco Zola, Avram Grant, Sam Allardyce, Alan Curbishley and Slaven's made me captain.

I'm very fortunate to have worked at two unbelievable clubs, Manchester City and Barcelona, and I feel like I've really changed the way I look at football from being around and in those environments, so I feel really privileged.

Carlo Ancelotti wanted me in Madrid and had bet on me.

Tite is doing a great job for the Brazilian national team.

I went a week to see Mourinho at training, and another week with Guardiola. I learned from the two, I took important things from both.

The Arena League is the best thing that could have happened to me because I get to run the whole process. I'm seeing not only the football side but the business side.

I think the best place to work in football is England.

Who does not want to coach Barcelona?

It's easier to fine tune in club football, and you have the chance to win the Champions League every year.

I'm not suited to Bolton or Blackburn, I would be more suited to Inter or Real Madrid. It wouldn't be a problem to me to go and manage those clubs because I would win the double or the league every time. Give me Manchester United or Chelsea and I would do the same, it wouldn't be a problem.

When I arrived at Bayern he asked me: 'How are you? Are you ready to learn how to play football?' Before, I thought the coach's job was just to set up the team. However, with Guardiola it's something different. He is addicted to football and because of that he is a phenomenon.

I've been the captain of a Premier League club, and I've coached some of the best players in the world.

I had the good luck to have the experience of training with fantastic football players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Ozil, Modric, and I also played for Real Madrid B. That was a fantastic experience because it was my first international experience as a football player and taught me a lot as a football player.

The tactical way of Pep is the most incredible I have ever seen. When he was at Barcelona, that was their best team, I think.

I'd been coaching since the end of my playing career, first with England's Under 21s, then Manchester United, and finally, in Spain with Valencia.

People know who Carlo Ancelotti is. He's a man with a lot of experience.

It was lucky I came from City; I'd say their philosophy is quite similar. Barcelona are a lot more advanced because they are the ones who created it, but they have a history of members of staff at Manchester City who worked here.

Ernesto Valverde is a great coach.

As far as Sao Paulo are concerned, I've never played for a club as well-structured as this.

I always say that Madrid must have the best players, as this is the best club in the world. But it is not for me to say which players should be signed.

Pep is not the best coach in the world. I prefer Mourinho. He is the No.1, because Mourinho is more transparent and more direct than Guardiola.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

I have evolved a lot as a player working with Klopp, who is a very tactical coach.