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Samuel Meade

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 'angered' by Gary Neville's role in Man Utd protests

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Manchester United coaching staff are said to be unhappy with Gary Neville's part in the current backlash against the Glazers.

Fans have long had an issue with the club's ownership, but recent events have bought it to a head and it peaked when hundreds of supporters stormed Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

Neville has been incredibly vocal in his opposition to the Super League plans, something Joel Glazer was heavily involved in, and continues to lament United's American owners.

There are now concerns that Sunday's protests were partly fuelled by Neville, who is an immensely influential pundit on Sky, and his rants, reports the Daily Mail.

Gary Neville has been vocal in his opposition of the Glazers recently (2020 Getty Images)

Solskjaer's staff includes Michael Carrick, a former Neville team-mate, and Mike Phelan, a man who coached him as Sir Alex Ferguson's No 2.

They were all against the proposed Super League plans but do believe Neville needs to tone down his narrative to avoid a repeat of what occurred on Sunday.

Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has accused the former United defender of "calling on a lynch mob".

The Red Devils' game with Liverpool on Sunday had to be postponed and has now been rearranged for May 13.

Man Utd fans stormed the pitch in protest against the owners (AFP via Getty Images)

When quizzed on the protests Solskjaer said: "When it becomes a police matter that's not nice and it has not been helped by certain individuals.

"I have to say that's another part of it, that's your (the media's) end of it."

The United boss has said that the Glazers have apologised to him personally following the Super League fiasco despite them failing to do so publicly.

It has also emerged that Neville has created a Whatsapp group with fellow pundits and broadcasters to ensure they remain on the same page when it comes to their opposition of Super League plans.

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