Gary Neville was left fuming by a six-minute delay to the north London derby due to a technical error surrounding the officials' communication system. The game on Sunday afternoon was stopped after just seven minutes, with referee Peter Bankes making it clear to the players what was going on. It took six minutes for the issue to be fixed, but Neville didn't see the lighter side of things. 'The game can't be stopped for two minute because a linesman can't communicate with a referee,' he said on Sky Sports commentary. one of the most important games of the season, fantastic start to it, quick, and we are now two or three minutes stopped and they will have to rewarm up again, reset, an absolute shambles.

Source: Metro February 22, 2026 19:24 UTC