Former Arsenal winger Robert Pires says Gary Neville was the toughest full-back he ever faced in the Premier League.
Pires joined from Marseille in 2000 and spent six years battling Man United for supremacy, recalling games against them were tough, especially when Neville played.
"When he was on the pitch they were physically, but also mentally, difficult fixtures," he told the June issue of Four Four Two, adding the United defender would do anything to provoke him.
"He was not a dirty player - he was just a good right-back," he said.