GARY NEVILLE IS A RED

Last updated : 11 September 2006 By Ed

"We watched the Merseyside derby and it made us realise just how difficult it is for the top teams immediately after an international break.

"You tend to get back home at 5 or 6am on the Thursday morning but your legs don't seem to come back with you.

"Some of the lads have not even trained. It is always a difficult situation and you have to just dig in and get the win.

"We are aware it is still early days and there are tougher tests still to come. But, at this stage, we could not have done any more."