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Man Utd legend Neville slams 'disgusting' Sterling criticism

Gary Neville was disgusted with criticism towards Raheem Sterling from England supporters during the quarter-final match win over Sweden.

England fans were furious with the Man City star's performance against Sweden, especially with a missed first-half chance.

Manchester United hero Neville is certain the winger didn't deserve such treatment.

"The actual treatment at half-time of him across social media was absolutely disgusting, and isn't representative of the performance he put in," Neville told ITV.

"To run in-behind [Andreas] Granqvist all that time, he kept getting in and getting in. OK, we didn't have the cherry on the cake, the goal, where all of a sudden you're a hero, but it was a brilliant performance."

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