Within minutes of the announcement that Gary Neville would take over as manager of Valencia, Phil Neville was quickly becoming the butt of many jokes.
Phil was made assistant manager at the club by Peter Lim at the start of the season, and some suggested that the decision to appoint his older brother may bring out some resentment from his sibling.
Phil still playing second fiddle. (or banjo…)https://t.co/owOu0kmTRw
— JOE (@JOE_co_uk) December 2, 2015
However, it’s now clear that Phil is looking forward to working with his brother, revealing his excitement at the prospect of working alongside Gary on Breathe Sport…
https://twitter.com/fizzer18/status/672318172758941697
Neville P’s message reads: ‘Really looking forward to the next chapter here at Valencia working with Gary – in life to succeed you have to be brave and take risks-can’t wait for the Barcelona game Saturday #amunt’
Phil will be taking charge of the team for their game against Barca, before Gary starts work next week.
