Gary Neville Dismisses Rickie Lambert Rant In Odd Social Media Exchange

## Gary Neville Dismisses Rickie Lambert Rant in Odd Social Media Exchange Former England and Manchester United star Gary Neville has dismissed criticism levelled at him by former England and Southampton striker Rickie Lambert. Lambert had accused Neville, now a pundit for Sky Sports, of "talking down" to him after the pair were involved in a heated exchange on Twitter. Neville had suggested that Lambert was wrong to criticise Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Lambert had responded by accusing Neville of being "disrespectful". Neville, however, has hit back at Lambert's claims, accusing him of being "over-sensitive" and suggesting that he was "trying to create a story" out of nothing. ## Breakdown of Events The incident began when Neville criticised Guardiola's decision to rest several key players for Manchester City's Champions League match against RB Leipzig. Lambert, who is a pundit for BT Sport, responded by saying that Neville was "talking down" to him. Neville then accused Lambert of being "over-sensitive" and suggested that he was "trying to create a story" out of nothing. ### Neville's Response Neville has since dismissed Lambert's claims, saying that he has "no idea" why Lambert is so "sensitive". "I think he's trying to create a story out of nothing," Neville said. "I didn't say anything disrespectful to him. I just said that I disagreed with his opinion." ### Lambert's Response Lambert has not yet responded to Neville's latest comments, but he has previously said that he was "disappointed" by Neville's behaviour. "I thought he was disrespectful," Lambert said. "He was talking down to me like I was a child." The exchange between Neville and Lambert has been met with mixed reactions on social media. Some people have sided with Neville, arguing that Lambert is being over-sensitive, while others have supported Lambert, saying that Neville was disrespectful.