Players out of line, says Neville

GARY NEVILLE admitted players from both sides let themselves down in Manchester United’s tumultuous 4-2 win over Arsenal at Highbury on Tuesday night.

Neville was at the centre of the pre-match tunnel bust-up that led to an angry confrontation between Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira before the teams had even entered the field ahead of the clash.

Although the full-back managed to stay out of the most contentious incidents, both Vieira and Ashley Cole were clearly shown diving, while Wayne Rooney was fortunate to escape a first-half red card for a fierce and abusive outburst at referee Graham Poll, before Mikael Silvestre was dismissed for butting Freddie Ljungberg 20 minutes from time.