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Gary Neville reveals he told Manchester United to sign Joao Cancelo after coaching the now-City star at Valencia... just after the Portugal full-back starred in derby day win for Pep Guardiola's side

Gary Neville revealed he told Manchester United to sign Joao Cancelo after being impressed with the Portugal full-back during his time coaching Valencia.

Cancelo was the man-of-the-match in Manchester City's 2-0 derby victory over United on Saturday, with the 27-year-old playing an important role in both of the Premier League champions' goals at Old Trafford.

Neville managed Cancelo at Spanish club Valencia when the Sky Sports pundit spent nearly four months as head coach of the LaLiga side until March 2016, with the former United defender revealing that he called the Red Devils to get them to sign the full-back and now-Everton midfielder Andre Gomes.