Manchester United legend Gary Neville joined talkSPORT as a guest co-host for a very special Drivetime show on Tuesday.
Our Twitter feeds were inundated with questions for the former England full-back, and, as you can see, he pulled no punches with his answers, including his views on England's 'golden generation' and his rivalry with a certain Arsenal hero.
Check out our Twitter Q&A with Gary Neville above!
SHOULD ENGLAND HAVE WON EURO 96?
“Yes. There are two tournaments that stand out and think, ‘what could have been’.
“Euro 96 we were good enough to win the tournament and, in 2004, we were ready to beat Portugal.
“Wayne Rooney going off, when they couldn’t handle him, didn’t help. They are the two tournaments that I thought we had a strong team.
WHO WAS THE BEST WINGER YOU PLAYED AGAINST?
“Marc Overmars was a tough opponent. It was tough though because Emmanuel Petit kept dropping balls over my head.
“The worst thing for a defender is when you go tight and they spin in behind you, if you drop off they pick up to head and dribble past you, similar to Arjen Robben, Luis Figo or Franck Ribery. You are on a fine line as a defender.
“Alessandro Del Piero, who wasn’t a traditional left winger, he played in a little pocket where you didn’t know whether to go inside with him and then you’d see the full back flying outside you.
“Robert Pires was like that too. He wouldn’t destroy you with pace but he’d make you think. They were tough games. The ones with pace and the ones that run in behind you are the ones to worry about.
“I would say Overmars [was the toughest] because those tussles between Arsenal and Man United in the last 90s, they were the best domestic team I ever played against.
“That 1998 Arsenal team had everything pace, power, strength, great defenders, a good goalkeeper and good finishers. That was a complete team.”
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