Former Manchester United star Gary Neville cannot wait for football to resume.

Premier League and European football is on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak that has decimated most of the world.

Neville knows it is not yet safe to play, but he is hoping that fans will get to see a festival of football very soon.

Action is likely to resume in May, with English authorities hoping to have the season completed before June 30th.

"The last thing I'm worried about is sorting out the fixtures," he is quoted by Sky Sports as saying.

"If football players need to play every day for nine days to finish the Premier League as a worst-case scenario, they would do it because they'd get their heads around it and make it a festival of football.

"It would be something spectacular. Football can bring some hope and joy to the country when we finally come out of this crisis.

"Doing a festival of football where the league is finished in two weeks, the Champions League gets finished in a week and the FA Cup is finished in four days could be something quite special.

"I'm not saying they are the examples that should be followed, but there could be something quite spectacular about football fans coming together after this crisis is over.

"It would bring some joy back to the nation as football does impact so many people."