Gary Neville has seemingly issued a fresh statement after receiving criticism for comments he made about ‘angry white men’ following the Manchester synagogue terror attack.
On the 2nd of October Manchester was subject to a horrific attack outside a synagogue that killed two and left three people in a serious condition.
The victims were named as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, one of whom was fatally struck by police gunfire as officers shot the attacker.
The suspect, Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue after carrying out a car and knife attack.
Following the tragedy, Neville took to social media to share his reaction on what had happened and the current unrest throughout segments of British society.
While praising the Jewish community for their defiance, the football pundit and businessman also condemned the ‘angry, middle-aged white men’ that he said were causing division within the country.
The former Manchester United captain then revealed that he taken down a Union Jack flag from one of his development sites amid the ‘Operation Raise the Colours’ movement which has seen Union flags and England flags hung from buildings and lampposts across the country.
Now, the pundit has taken to Instagram, this time to repost a live version of Bruce Springsteen’s My Hometown, a song with themes of racial tension and social decline.
Neville said: “The division that’s being created is absolutely disgusting and it’s mainly created by angry, middle-aged white men who know exactly what they’re doing.”
“We need to check ourselves… because we are being pulled right and left.
“Brexit has had a devastating impact on this country and the messaging is getting dangerous, extremely dangerous, all these idiots that are out there spreading hate speech or abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them.”
You need to check yourself Gary. If you can’t see what is actually at the bottom of this ongoing division in British society then you have no place on our TV screens and probably not in this country.
Jihad Al-Shamie was arrested on suspicion of rape and on police bail at the time he launched a deadly knife and car attack on a Manchester synagogue, police have said.
