Fulham issued a tongue-in-cheek apology to former Manchester United captain Gary Neville on social media ahead of Sunday's Premier League meeting at Craven Cottage.
The former right-back, who was covering the game as Sky Sports' co-commentator, uploaded a video to his own Twitter page ahead of kick-off, reminiscing about the time he and his brother, Phil, were trolled by Fulham's supporters many years ago. It was a during a warm-up session ahead of a fixture between the two clubs at Craven Cottage where the Neville brothers were mocked about playing for England.
Between them, the Neville brothers chalked up more than 140 caps for the Three Lions, with Gary, who is the older of the two, representing his country on 85 occasions. But despite their impressive international records, a collection of Fulham supporters did not believe they were worthy of getting into the squad.
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That is because a few of them, during the warm-up ahead of a fixture between Fulham and United, mocked the duo, chanting about how they (the fans) would have a chance of playing for England if the Neville brothers could do so. Furthermore, Neville has admitted that former United and England star Paul Scholes jokingly joined in with the Cottagers supporters.
In a video explaining what happened, Neville, who detailed the words of the chant, said: "He started singing along with them. The little b*****d!"
Neville posted on his Twitter page: "The story of the 'If the Neville's can play for England' chant, featuring Fulham fans and Paul Scholes!"
Please note - the video below features some bad language
Neville's tweet explaining what happened, in the end, brought a response from Fulham's official Twitter account, who apologised for what had happened several years ago.
They tweeted: "Sorry, Gary," accompanied by an emoji.
It was clear that it was meant in good humour, but Neville, at the time of writing, is yet to respond to the Cottagers' club account.
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