In jest, Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool, claimed that Gary Neville’s matchup with his brother Phil Neville didn’t interest anyone. The Kevin and Alexis Mac Allister encounter was being praised by the German CEO
.On Thursday (October 5) evening, Alexis of the Merseysiders and Kevin of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise came face to face in Group E of the Europa League. Although Klopp’s team prevailed 2-0, the match will be remembered for the confrontation between the two Argentine brothers.Prior to being introduced to face off against his brother Kevin at halftime, Alexis started the game on the bench. Their father Carlos was at Anfield to watch his two boys compete when the latter was substituted in the 86th minute.Klopp said that the incident was a great story and praised
as it was the first occasion that two brothers engaged in competition. The Liverpool manager was subsequently corrected by a reporter who pointed him that Gary and Phil Neville squared off against each other for Manchester United and Everton, respectively, as reported by Centregoals:During their careers, Gary and Phil Neville faced off five times. Three times the former was on the winning team, while only once for the latter.Since they had already played together for Manchester United, their sibling rivalry wasn’t as intensely regarded. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the pair played for the Red Devils and together they won the UEFA Champions League, six Premier League championships, and three FA Cups.
