Gary Neville has admitted that he was 'embarrassed' to be picked during his final season at Manchester United.
The Red Devils legend revealed that he intended on retiring as a professional footballer a season earlier but 'conned' the club's hierarchy into giving him a new short-term deal.
Neville would go on to play four more games in his final season before leaving in January 2011, with the one-club right-back insisting that moving elsewhere was 'never an option'.
Sky Sports Premier League u2714 @SkySportsPL · 1h"I was offered a role on the coaching staff, I was excited about that"@Carra23 reflects on how his career ended, #OnThisDay in 2013
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