Fans were led to believe that Gary Neville “hates Manchester United” after he insisted that Hannibal Mejbri be dismissed.

With the Red Devils playing Newcastle for the Carabao Cup, Hannibal was back in the starting lineup.

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Hannibal was fortunate to not be sent off against Newcastle following this tackle

Man Utd fans highlighted Gary Neville for commenting on it during his commentary for Sky Sports

Though he had previously been booked for the match, Hannibal came under scrutiny for a late challenge on Emil Krafth eighteen minutes into the game.

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Referee Robert Jones did not issue another booking to the 20-year-old, as Neville noted during his Sky Sports analysis..

The Red Devils legend said: “Hannibal should be off. He’s lucky because the referee didn’t want to send him off.

“He’s got to be careful to say the least – he’s hanging in there by a thread.”

Reacting to his comments, one fan said: “Does Gary Neville want Hannibal sent off? Not like he hasn’t mentioned it 100 times.”

A second said: “Why is Neville so desperate for Hannibal to be sent off?”

A third said: “Gary Neville still going on about Hannibal like he wants him to get sent off”, while a fourth remarked: “Gary Neville hates United.”

Another added: “Gary Neville is absolutely desperate for Hannibal to be sent off here… not shut up about it for the past 25 mins.”

However, a number of fans agreed with Neville.

One fan said: “The fact Gary Neville is gasping on comms every time Hannibal goes near a tackle should tell you everything you need to know.

“He’s lucky to still be on, and he’ll obviously go and score the winner now.”

A second said: “Hannibal should be off, even Neville is saying it. Horrible player.”

The team that fell to Manchester City 3-0 on Sunday saw seven changes made by Erik ten Hag, and supporters were happy to see Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes, two of the team’s underperforming players, sitting on the bench.