Gary Neville wrote list of 14 commandments for Man Utd academy stars to follow

As a member of their famous Class of ’92, Gary Neville emerged from Manchester United’s academy to go on and seal a legacy as one of the greatest players in the club’s history.

Neville – along with fellow ’92 graduates David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and brother Phil – is part of United’s most iconic academy success story after playing a key role in multiple Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League triumphs at Old Trafford.

The right-back’s rapid journey from youth talent to first-team star serves as inspiration for Red Devils youngsters of today – and he has even provided them with a list of commandments to follow if they want to emulate his rise to the top.

In 2018 The Times revealed the contents of Neville’s 14 commandments, which are stuck up on the walls at United’s Carrington training ground.

Gary Neville’s 14 Manchester United commandments

1. Choose who you follow.

2. Give 100 per cent all the time. You have never arrived at Manchester United so you must maintain a high standard all the time, every day.

3. Always remember why you began to play football — you loved it for its own sake and not as a means to get money, fame, girls, cars etc.

4. Ownership and responsibility — take care of your own affairs thus learning to do things for yourself, and not relying on others to do things for you: bank accounts, passports and so on. Make your own decisions!

5. Analyse and assess your own performance — be your own coach.

6. Have a strong work ethic — work harder than anyone else and you’ll overtake players with far more talent than you have.

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    • 7. Give the profession all that you have got, and you’ll have no regrets.

    8. You have to have character and personality to play for Manchester United which you can develop over time.

    9. Be a risk taker because it is a different kind of leadership.

    10. Success and failure are two sides of the same coin, and you have to deal emotionally with both experiences. Remember that if you win or lose you can still have that Chinese on a Saturday night — keep things in perspective.

    11. Learn more about yourself and what works for you.

    12. Don’t leave anything to chance.

    13. There are different routes to reach the top and very few players go ‘route one’ — like [Ryan] Giggs or [Wayne] Rooney. The challenge for you is to find the right pathway because we’re all different.

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    14. The ability to deal/cope with injuries is vital and should be approached with a strong mentality. See injury as an opportunity to develop body strength, and ‘reset’ your mind (refresh) for the various challenges ahead.

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