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Schmeichel blasts ex-Man Utd teammate Neville for Mignolet "character assasination"

Peter Schmeichel has slammed former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville over his criticism of Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.

Neville has been forthcoming in his views on Mignolet and believes the Belgian shot stopper was at fault for not keeping out Phil Jagielka's long-range strike in the Merseyside derby last month.

"It was a character assassination that Gary Neville did to Simon Mignolet," Schmeichel told BBC Radio 5 live.

"I have to say I don't think the boy has done too bad since that night where he was taken apart by Carragher and Neville.

"It's very difficult to go on the pitch, everyone will be watching him, and everyone will be saying 'Oh this is what Neville's said, and this is what Carragher's said'."

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