Gary Neville sets new Manchester record

It’s never in doubt how much Manchester means to Manchester United legend Gary Neville.

The one-club-man rose up through the Red Devils’ academy into the first team in 1992 as part of the famous Class of ’92, and the rest is written in the United history books.

As part of the Squad that boasted David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, Neville made 600 appearances for The Red Devils and even scored seven goals from right-back, also registering 49 assists.

Over the 19 years between joining the first team and hanging up his boots in 2011, Neville won eight Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies, four FA Cups, three League Cups, six Community Shields, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.

The former defender didn’t only become a Manchester United legend though, having also become England’s leading right-back for over ten years.

As such, it’s no real surprise that the former United captain has gotten into punditry after leaving the pitch, however he’s also been highly involved in property development.

Now, Place North West has reported that a celebration event of his newest completions, No1 St Michael’s, took place on Wednesday 5th November 2025.

Whilst at points the completion of the development might have felt out of reach for Neville, coming up against thousands of critisisms to the two-tower design which Neville admits to have failed to consider the location of the build.

Nestled in the heart of the city’s historic core just off Jacksons Row, the design had to be entirely redone in 2017, with Hodder + Partners revising the plans, retaining the Street Police Station facade and Sir Ralph Ambercromby pub.

Now, the completed development has reportedly set a new standard for workplaces in Manchester, with it setting a new headline rent in the city of £45/sq ft.

Speaking about what he’s learnt throughout the 15 year long development, Gary Neville explained: “Manchester is a city of people who will fight back against things that they object to. We got a few thousand objections and at the time that was hard for someone who’d been at Manchester United and lived in a football environment whereby we just used to bulldoze through everybody.”

He continued: “What’s quite clear to me is that you can have a great idea but if you don’t bring people along on the journey with you, you will be rejected.

“I recognise that when you’re developing you have responsibility, not just to your own development company and your partners, you have a responsibility to the community, to the city, to the people. And I learned that the hard way.”