Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has opened up on the events that saw his brother Phil Neville join Everton in 2005.
Phil went on to spend eight seasons at Goodison Park and was handed the captaincy by David Moyes.
Gary has admitted that watching his brother exit United was one of the most challenging moments of his career.
“Phil rang me up one Sunday and said ‘I’ve made a decision, I want to leave’ ," he told Sky Sports' Off Script Podcast.
"I said it’s a big call, you’re playing a lot of games at United, you're winning trophies but he wanted to leave.
"We actually went around Sir Alex’s house that night and went to see him.
"I remember there being a few tears, it’s even emotional now because I’d been at United since the age of 11 and Phil had been there since he was 13, going to see Sir Alex to say that he wants to leave, that Phil wanted to go and play football every single week.
"David Moyes had been very keen to sign him at Everton and had shown big interest, Bill Kenwright had as well, which was a big influence on my brother and my Dad. I do remember it like it was yesterday and I don’t remember a lot of my football matches but I remember them leaving.
"They were big wrench moments that I had and they were among the biggest disappointments I had at United."
