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Video: Gary Neville accepts blame for Liverpool goal to old Man Utd team-mates David Beckham and Paul Scholes

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Rob Parker
 @ November 27th, 2013

This clip from the new The Class of ’92 film shows former Manchester United defender Gary Neville taking the blame for a Liverpool goal.

The Sky Sports pundit now analyses other people’s defensive frailties – but he can still admit to his own. He reckons Michael Owen’s opener in an FA Cup fourth round tie in 1999 was his fault.

He tells former team-mates David Beckham and Paul Scholes: “That was my fault, as well. It just got crossed in. I just couldn’t get my head there in time.

“I always remember the goals I give away, me.”

Beckham recalls Neville had a different version of events at the time and had blamed him for the goal.

Here’s the goal they’re talking about:

Of course, they can all laugh and joke: they came back to win the match 2-1 and went on to win the FA Cup that season as part of their Treble success.

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