EVERTON captain Phil Neville has ruled out ever playing for, or going on to manage, Manchester City.
The former Manchester United defender, who had an 11-year spell at Old Trafford, says his conscience would not allow him to work across the city.
Neville, 32, made his personal feelings known ahead of the meeting between United and Everton tomorrow. He said: “Joining City is not something that will ever happen. When you have got red blood you cannot see yourself with blue blood.
“You go there and they have blue ketchup... it’s just like ‘What are they doing?’.
“I am not being disrespectful to City. I grew up a Red, hating Manchester City.
“When I go back with Everton I get absolutely slaughtered.
“It makes me laugh in a way because I understand what they are feeling. I think it is fantastic as it makes football special.”
Neville is pessimistic about making his comeback from a serious knee injury on his old stomping ground.
