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Nick Powell has opened up on his time at Manchester United and the way Phil Neville ‘p***** him off’ at Old Trafford.
Speaking to The Athletic, he stated: “When I came back from my operation, I hadn’t moved for six weeks.
“Phil Neville was the new first-team coach and I was passing the ball out to the wingers for them to cross it in.
“I couldn’t pass this ball. I knew I was doing crap.
“He pulled me aside and started going, ‘You’ve got to be miles better than that if you want to play for Man United.’
“I was thinking, ‘No s***!’ I was coming back from injury, not having really played for a year, still not feeling like a Man United player.
“Little things like that annoyed me, got my back up. I didn’t need to be told.
“It was just a coach being a coach — and I’ve nothing against Phil — but that pissed me off a bit.”