PLAYER PROFILE

Gary Neville

Position: Defence

Height: 5'10

Weight: 11st 5lbs

Date of Birth: 1975-02-18 Bury, England

Gary Neville

One of only nine players to have made over 500 appearances for Manchester United, Gary Neville is already a player regarded as an Old Trafford legend.

Neville, who has also made the England right-back position his own over the last decade, was one of the many graduates of United's highly successful Youth Team of the early 1990s.

His debut for Manchester United came in a UEFA Cup tie against Torpedo Moscow in 1992 and was part of the United Youth Team that lost 4-1 to Leeds United in 1993, playing alongside future Premiership stars Nicky Butt, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Robbie Savage and Keith Gillespie.

A year later in 1994 he established himself as United's first choice right-back, a position which he has continued to hold despite competition from a number of players including his own brother Phil. Since December 2005 he has also held the role of club captain after the departure of Roy Keane.

He has picked up numerous honours in his Manchester United career, seven Premiership titles, three FA Cups and one European Cup. He has also won one League Cup, the 4-0 win over Wigan in February 2005 which was his first trophy win as club captain.

He made his England debut in 1995 under Terry Venables in a friendly international against Japan. He has been a regular at right-back ever since, playing in every major tournament except the 2002 World Cup in Japan after picking up a broken foot before the tournament began.

He is currently joint 8th with Ray Wilkins in England's all-time appearances list with 84 caps. After the World Cup of 2006, he insisted he would not retire from international football and would continue to play for his country as long as he was wanted.

In 2004, he signed a new four-year deal with Manchester United and looks set to play at Old Trafford for the remainder of his career. The 2006/07 season ended with him lifting the Premiership trophy as captain for the first team, though it was also a frustrating campaign in terms of injuries, which ruled him out of the last few months.