Louis van Gaal admitted his side were lucky to move into the top three but warned Sky pundit Gary Neville: ‘Watch what you say about Manchester United’.
The Reds boss accepted Robin van Persie, who struck twice against Southampton for their fifth win in a row, had bailed his team out. But Van Gaal took exception to Gary Neville’s claim that Sunday’s game against Liverpool will be “the Dog and Duck against the Red Lion”.
The prickly Dutchman snapped: “He can say everything because he’s an ex-legend. But as an ex-legend, you have to know what you’re saying.”
Pressed further, the United boss appeared to imply Neville should be more respectful to his former club. He said: “You can interpret that (as you like). It’s not difficult when I say he has to pay attention to his words.”
