Gary Neville has doubled down on his criticism of footballers' 'inauthentic' social media posts and says he no longer recognises many in Manchester United's dressing room over 'vanilla' and 'sanitised' messages.
Neville has long been a vocal critic of players not controlling their own social media accounts to engage with supporters.
Writing in his column for the Times, Neville believes players are being treated 'like fools' because having a social media manager suggests they 'can't be trusted to be themselves'.
Neville said: 'There are characters inside the Manchester United dressing room that I greatly admire not just for their football abilities but their human qualities — vulnerabilities, resilience, sense of humour and all the things that make them distinct.