Neville said he had left his home on Friday morning to ’50 or 60′ Union flags in north Manchester.
‘I just kept thinking as I was driving home last night that we’re all being turned on each other.
‘The division that’s being created is absolutely disgusting. Mainly created by angry middle-aged white men who know exactly what they are doing.’
Sign up for all of the latest stories
Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates newsletter or get Breaking Newsalerts the moment it happens.
In a clip shared on LinkedIn, the ex-footballer said he had a few weeks ago taken a union flag down from one of his construction sites ‘instantly’.
The former Manchester United defender was quick to highlight his patriotic credentials, having played for England 85 times, but said that flag raisers were using the nation’s colours to make a statement.
He clarified: ‘I love my country. I love Manchester. I love England. But I’ve been building in this city for 15, 20 years and there’s no-one put a union jack flag up so why do you need to put one up now?
‘Quite clearly it’s sending a message to everybody there’s something you don’t like. ‘
The former Manchester United star said he had removed a flag from one of his building sites because it was being used in a ‘negative fashion’ (Picture: Gary Neville)
The Sky Sports commentator said that the national flag was being used in a ‘negative fashion’, adding that the country was being pulled ‘right and left’.
Neville further criticised ‘idiots spreading hate speech’, saying they should stop being promoted.
He continued: ‘Brexit has had a devastating impact on this country and the message is getting extremely dangerous.
‘All these idiots that are out there, spreading hate speech, in any form and abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them.
‘It needs to stop now and get back to a country of love, of peace, of harmony and become a team again.’
While some users praised Neville for calling out hate, others questioned why he had singled out ‘white middle-aged men’ as the cause of division across the country.
Producer Annette Gordon said Neville was peddling an ‘approved narrative that is basically pretty biased’.
She wrote: ‘You’ve kind of fallen into the trap that you say we are all in which is pointing the finger at one group & thereby polarising the argument. It is way more complex than that.’
Gary Neville claims Liverpool star was ‘annoying’ Arne Slot with display against Chelsea Sports Slot took him off early in the second-half (Picture: Getty Images) Gary Neville believes Ibrahima Konate’s performance against Chelsea ‘annoyed’ Liverpool manager Arne Slot who hauled off the centre-half early in the second-half. Konate started alongside Virgil van Dijk at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening with the league champions trailing…
Gary Neville slams ‘naive’ Liverpool star after Chelsea loss: ‘He looks like a baby’ Sports Former Manchester United full-back Gary Neville (Picture: YouTube) Gary Neville issued a scathing critique of Milos Kerkez and suggested the defender ‘looked like a baby’ in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea. Estevao’s injury-time winner secured a deserved home victory for Enzo Maresca’s side, who have now won back-to-back games against…
Gary Neville hails ‘best in the league’ star after Chelsea beat Liverpool Sports Gary Neville discussing Chelsea’s victory over Liverpool (Picture: Sky Sports) Gary Neville hailed Moises Caicedo as ‘the best midfielder in the Premier League’ after Chelsea’s victory over Liverpool. Chelsea inflicted a third successive defeat on defending Premier League champions Liverpool on Saturday evening. Caicedo broke the deadlock on 14 minutes…
Gary Neville slams Ruben Amorim comments as ‘the worst thing you can do’ Sports Ruben Amorim’s comments this week did not impress Gary Neville (Picture: Getty Images) Gary Neville did not like what he heard from Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim earlier this week, saying the ‘excuse mentality’ is the ‘worst thing you can do in life.’ Amorim was speaking in a pre-match press…
Brooke Shields to Return as Jack’s Mom in ‘When Calls the Heart’ Season 13 Entertainment <p id="par-1_8">Brooke Shields is coming back to Hope Valley. </p> <p id="par-2_34">Shields will reprise her role as Charlotte Thornton in three episodes of <a href="http://cheatsheet.com/tag/when-calls-the-heart"><em>When Calls the Heart</em></a><em> </em>Season 13, <a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/hallmark-channels-october-2025-schedule-halloween-movie-lacey-chabert.html/">Hallmark Channel</a> announced on Thursday. The actor last appeared on the wholesome period drama in 2016.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-brooke-shields-is-so-happy-about-when-calls-the-heart-return">Brooke Shields…
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.