Gary Neville often showed courage during his days captaining Manchester United but he admitted that he "wouldn't want to go anywhere near" a Premier League club's fans.
The iconic former English right-back wasn't just riling up the opposition and their supporters in his playing career, but also working for Sky Sports as a pundit. His analysis can irritate rival fans, including those of Arsenal, despite his constant predictions that they will eventually win the title.
Neville was involved in some of the most heated battles between United and the Gunners, including the infamous 'Battle of the Buffet' in 2004. But Highbury wasn't named as one of the four grounds he dreaded visiting because of how ferocious the home support was.
Elland Road (Leeds United)
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Neville was caught slipping when he let loose his opinion of Leeds fans when covering their 2025-26 season-opening 1-0 home win over Everton. He told his colleagues David Jones and Jamie Carragher, "That's one group of fans I wouldn't want to go anywhere near."
Understandably so, given he is a United supporter who relished participating in the 'Roses rivalry' between the two clubs. He made nine visits to Elland Road and was on the losing side twice in those games.
Neville once suggested that while the Red Devils shared "the biggest rivalry" with another Premier League club, it was Leeds of whom there was the "most hostility". He and his former teammates will have heard the Peacocks' supporters loud and clear, given how close the stands are to the pitch.
Anfield (Liverpool)
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Liverpool was the club that Neville said was United's biggest rival, having waged war over the title of who was the best in English football. His time on the pitch came during a period of major success for the Red Devils and a troublesome spell for the Merseysiders.
Every fixture between the two most successful clubs in England was must-see, and that included classics at Anfield. But Neville didn't help himself by taunting the Kop and doing so in January 2006 at Old Trafford after a 1-0 win, which nearly led to Greater Manchester Police intervening.
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Liverpool supporters are one of the proudest fanbases in world football and make every match a special occasion with their iconic rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. Neville might not want to do so each time he heads to the commentary gantry to commentate on his past foes.
Ibrox (Rangers)
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Another stadium renowned for its ferocity is Rangers' stomping ground Ibrox another Neville named as one of football's most hostile grounds. The Copland Stand is often a wall of noise and the Gers' racous fanbase can give visiting players nightmares.
Neville barely played at the home of the Teddy Bears but has witnessed how hostile it can get, producing, for him, the best atmosphere. He once tweeted: "The best atmosphere I ever witnessed in my playing career was Ibrox and the Galatasaray game. Nowhere else near it!"
Celtic (Celtic Park)
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Neville even claimed that Ibrox was superior to rivals Celtic and the atmosphere created inside Celtic Park. But he named Parkhead as one of his four most hostile grounds to visit and stadiums that were so "ferocious" and "you knew you had to work really hard to win".
Neville and his former United teammates had some memorable meetings with the Bhoys during his career, including a famous 1-0 defeat in the Champions League back in November 2006. Shunsuke Nakamura scored a sensational free-kick but the Hoops' fans were a 12th man with Celtic Park at full capacity with around 60,000 packed to watch the Scottish giants shock Sir Alex Ferguson's men.