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12th September 2015
10:12am BST

'Di Maria, Valdes, Falcao, Rojo, Van Persie – and there are others. That’s too many players to get on the wrong side of.
'These are not bad lads. So I’m slightly concerned that there is this iron fist being applied to players who I look at from personal experience and think: they’re quite good people. I know some of those lads, and they are what I would classify as really good professionals.'
Neville also thinks Van Gaal needs to curb his abrasive nature in press conferences because, essentially, he is disregarding the concerns of fans that are being addressed by the media.
'Van Gaal can’t keep being abrupt with every journalist and broadcaster in press conferences, or telling them they know nothing, because ultimately he is talking to the fans, and the fans think a lot of the same things,' writes Neville.
'The fans are also asking: why did we leave De Gea out, why are we letting people go when we have no replacement?
'People might think I have an inside line. I don’t. I’m looking from the outside.
'The one thing you can be sure of as a Manchester United fan is that Louis van Gaal is sure of himself. That helps. The club should continue to get behind him.
'But it’s getting more difficult to ignore those flashing red lights.'Explore more on these topics: