Gary Neville slams 'disrespect' from Jamie Carragher in Ruben Amorim exchange

Gary Neville blasted Jamie Carragher's 'disrespect' after his fellow pundit mocked his prediction that Ruben Amorim could be this season's manager to watch. The two Sky Sports experts delivered their forecasts for the 2025/26 Premier League campaign on Monday evening.

Beyond the usual picks for champions, relegated sides and leading goalscorers, the duo also highlighted managers worth monitoring closely. Liverpool legend Carragher opted for Crystal Palace chief Oliver Glasner, given the Austrian guided the Eagles to FA Cup and Community Shield glory in 2025. Neville had different thoughts and chose Manchester United manager Amorim.

Upon hearing the selection, Carragher erupted into laughter, which clearly irritated Neville. He asked: "Why you laughing?" prompting Carragher to respond: "You pick the Man United manager every year on that."

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Neville replied: "I don't pick them every year, it's disrespectful," before Carragher added: "You picked three of them last year and one of them was [Erik] Ten Hag."

Defending his reasoning, the United legend explained: "The reason last year was a similar reason to this. Ten Hag last year because I knew if he started badly, he'd be under massive pressure.

"Similarly, there's probably going to be no in between here. Ruben Amorim, if he starts off badly and they're in 13th, 14th in October, November, he's going to be under massive pressure.

"He's the Manchester United manager, he has to deliver in these first few months of the season and I think he will outperform. I know you're not sure about him and you sort of wrote your article the other day saying that you think he's not that good. Well, what was your article about?"

Carragher then said: "It was about the two managers, [Mikel] Arteta and Amorim and how Amorim would be delighted if he was in Arteta's position in three or four years."

United have already endured a challenging beginning following a summer transfer window that saw them splash out more than £200m on new signings. They suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford to Arsenal on Sunday, marking Amorim's 15th Premier League loss in 28 matches since his switch from Sporting CP in November.

United will be looking to bounce back this weekend when they face Fulham at Craven Cottage. The Red Devils then begin their Carabao Cup journey the following week with a clash against Grimsby Town.