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Tom Victor

"I was finished" - Gary Neville's final "horror show" that convinced Man Utd legend to retire

Gary Neville's Manchester United career was winding down by the time the former club captain called it a day, but there was one particular match which left him in little doubt about his future.

Neville announced his retirement on February 2, 2011 - 400 Premier League games after he broke into the United first team as a teenager, but just a month after the appearance which told him the end was nigh.

The right-back had a strong finish to the 2009-10 season, impressing during the run-in as United came desperately close to chasing down Chelsea and winning the title, but that form would not continue into the new campaign.

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