Former Manchester United star Gary Neville has revealed that he \u2018thought he was going to die\u2019 after having his drink spiked whilst enjoying a night out as a player. The ex-England international has spoken out about how he spent one Christmas in a hospital ward as a teenager.<\/p>\n
Neville broke into the United first team just months after his 19th birthday before gradually being granted more opportunities by Sir Alex Ferguson. The defender then quickly asserted himself as first-team right-back at the club in 1994 after an injury to Paul Parker forced a defensive shakeup.<\/p>\n
The ex-Valencia boss soon rose through the ranks and became an influential figure at the club, with his partnership with Beckham down the right proving to be an unstoppable force. The pair came through the academy together and became good friends, and Neville was thankful for his teammate on a night out when he was a teenager.<\/p>\n
The now-pundit has revealed that he was hospitalised for Christmas when he was 18 after being spiked on a night out when trying to enjoy the festivities. He told the Stick to Football podcast: \u201cI ended up in hospital one Christmas, I thought I was going to die.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Scott McTominay will be delighted if Jim Ratcliffe signs Dan Ashworth at Man Utd[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSomeone spiked my drink; I don\u2019t know what with, but it was bad. \u200cI was with David Beckham and Ben Thornley put me in a taxi and he sent me home, but I said to the taxi driver to take me to the hospital.<\/p>\n “I got to the hospital, and it was quite busy, and I ended up falling asleep on the deck, and I remember one of the nurses coming over to me asking if it was just drink, which I said it was, and only then I realised that I could have been spiked.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Gary-Neville-5125715.jpg?r=1703152464016\")
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