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Gary Neville reveals Manchester United's coaches couldn't believe Athletic Bilbao's fitness levels

Gary Neville admitted that Manchester United's coaching staff couldn't believe how far Athletic Bilbao had run during the Red Devils' 3-2 loss in the Europa League eight years ago.

Bilbao were comfortable winners in the first leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford, and the statistics proved their physical dominance.

Neville revealed on Sky Sports that the United analyst checked the figures - that proved Marcelo Bielsa's side ran the hard yards to secure the win - three times as the results were such an anomaly in comparison to the Premier League.