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'I ignored Sir Alex Ferguson's advice, not my wisest moment': Gary Neville regrets not listening to his former Manchester United boss as he opens up on his disastrous tenure at Valencia

Gary Neville ignored advice from his former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson during his disastrous four months in charge of Valencia.

Neville won only 10 of his 28 games in charge of the Spanish club when he surprisingly took over in December 2015, and hasn't returned to management since.

He has opened up about some of his regrets in Sky Sports' Off Script podcast, and admitted it wasn't his 'wisest moment' not to heed the words of his former boss.

Gary Neville has opened up on his difficult four-month spell in charge of Valencia in 2015-16
Neville reveals that he ignored some helpful advice from Sir Alex Ferguson early in his spell

He said: 'Early on, it was clear that some players were unhappy.