Phil Neville fired up by ‘people who want me to fail’ before England debut

• New head coach says critics’ negativity motivates him
• England take on France in SheBelieves Cup on Thursday

Phil Neville believes people want him to fail as England Women’s manager. The 41-year-old knows his appointment five weeks ago caused uproar in certain quarters, a situation inflamed by the recall of sexist tweets.

Yet Neville spent his playing career with Manchester United, Everton and England trying to prove his worth and is determined to show his appointment was not the mistake many believe it was. He takes charge of his first game on Thursday, against France in the SheBelieves Cup, and then faces Germany and the USA – the top two teams in the world – in New Jersey and Orlando respectively over the following six days.

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