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Published 09:36 22 Dec 2020 GMT

"The second centre-back was a debatable one. We had Eric Dier, Harry Maguire, Ayermic Laporte, Tyrone Mings and Conor Coady - but Coady's stats but were better than the rest," Neville said.
"I went with Coady, not only for his Wolves performances but for his England breakthrough too. There's always a question mark surrounding players who don't play at the top level, whether it would be Champions League or international football. But Coady stepped up for England, impressing everyone with his personality."
The rest of the back four picks itself, the pair concurred.
When discussing the midfield trio, Neville was full of praise for Bruno Fernandes.
"He's a leader in what he does when he gives the ball away, he sprints straight after it," he said.
"Every time the team is on the ball, he wants the ball and every time he gets the ball, he wants to play a pass that matters. He's transformed the whole club and every time he doesn't play, it's a massive problem. That's a big issue when you are almost reliant on him."
Their exclusion of Sadio Mané was a tough call, with Neville saying any club in the world would want him. But there wasn't room for both of them.
"You cannot criticise Son or Mane. There is no negative about them. They are both absolutely world-class.," Neville said.
"Just plug the actual goals and assists in, and Son's just done better in a team that isn't as good obviously. Son just won it but that is no reflection on Mane. He could've easily been in the team."
Mané could, in theory, have made it in on the other wing over Salah, though.
"The reason I've always chosen Salah over Mane is because he's cold-blooded. Mane's a team player, who would always put the team first, but Salah is cold-blooded and that's not a negative," Neville explained.
Harry Kane requires no explanation.
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