Gary Neville Bio

Gary Neville has battled back from a serious injury which some thought could end his career. The England international was ravaged by ankle and calf injuries after going off in a 4-1 victory over Bolton in March 2007.

It would be 13 months before the player made a first team comeback by featuring as a late substitute in a 1-0 Champions League quarter-final victory over AS Roma, his only appearance of that season.

There remains serious doubts about the veteran's ability to rediscover his best form after such a long time on the sidelines.

Considered by many to be the best right-back England has ever produced, Neville won over his critics to become a solid performer who is composed in defence.

He joined Manchester United on schoolboy forms in July 1991 and signed as a professional eighteen months later in January 1993.

Part of the successful youth team of 1992, he made his first senior appearance for Manchester United in September 1992 against Torpedo Moscow.

Neville won the Double in 1995/96 alongside brother Phil and became an England regular during Euro 96. He also played in France 98 and Euro 2000.

He made his England debut in June 1995 and, under Terry Venables, and played in all of England's Euro '96 games apart from the semi-final when he was suspended.

Neville played a full part in the 1998/99 Treble, making 54 appearances in the glorious campaign.

Neville Sr, famously labelled a 'busy c**t' in tandem with his brother in Jaap Stam's autobiography, has spoken of his desire to play for United and nobody else.

He picked up another FA Cup winners medal in 2003/04 and was a vital member of the England squad at Euro 2004 which went out in the quarter finals. He featured too at Germany 2006 in England's faltering challenge, in which he was, as ever brutally honest about his country's overinflated expectations.

Neville was again vitally important in 2004/05, though United failed to pick up any trophies. But he was sidelined at the start of 2005/06 with a groin injury which kept him out of the side for just short of three months, a period in which he succeeded Roy Keane as captain at Old Trafford.

He lifted his first trophy as captain with the League Cup in March 2006 and followed that by liftting the Premiership in 2007.

With Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, the presence of the Class of 1992 remains strong at United.