GARY NEVILLE IS A RED

Last updated : 16 February 2004 By Editor

"I made a mistake but I am not going to beat myself up about it,''
he said in his column in The Times. "I'm annoyed with myself
because I will be suspended for some important matches but
that is the only reason to regret what happened with Steve
McManaman.

"I was 100% convinced at the time that I deserved a penalty.
Now I have seen the replays I can understand why the referee
did not give it but the defender caught my shins and missed
the ball completely.”