“I actually love him to bits. I can’t sit here and say I approve of that statement and think it was a good thing for him to do; it makes him more difficult to like. If you love him, it makes him more difficult to like; if you don’t like him, it makes you dislike him even more. In another year, when he’s retired, we will look back upon his greatness in football, and people won’t remember this ending,” Neville said.

Novak Djokovic went down in straight sets to Hubert Hurkacz on Friday, exiting the Shanghai Masters in his first match after memorably winning the China Open this week.

Barcelona captain Raphinha will miss the club’s next two matches after picking up a hamstring issue while playing for Brazil, coach Hansi Flick confirmed on Friday.

“When TFG became custodians of Everton, the club faced significant financial uncertainty and challenges both on and off the pitch,” Everton’s statement said.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho slammed criticism of star striker Kylian Mbappe, on Friday labelling the attacks as “ridiculous”.