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Schmeichel BLASTS Man Utd legend Neville for Mignolet 'character assassination'
PETER SCHMEICHEL has hit out at former Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville for his withering critique 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.
Neville's fellow pundit Jamie Carragher was also critical of Mignolet's performance in the same game.
And Schmeichel has torn into Neville for his unfair criticism.
"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 was a character assassination that Gary Neville did to Simon Mignolet
"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'."
It's not the first time Neville has criticised Mignolet, and Schmeichel believes the Red Devils great has been 'out of order'.
"I'm looking at the goals and I'm thinking, 'What do you expect? Do you really honestly expect him to save everything?'", he added.
"I just think what was done on Monday Night Football was out of order because it was a really, really good shot, and it was demonstrated how low he was, but by someone who's played right-back all his life."