Kelly Cates Humiliates Gary Neville Live on Air After Liverpool’s 7-0 Thrashing of Man United
Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates left fans in stitches after hilariously roasting Gary Neville following Liverpool’s 7-0 demolition of Manchester United. The thrashing at Anfield in March 2023 marked United’s heaviest-ever Premier League defeat under Erik ten Hag.
United entered the match as favourites but completely collapsed after halftime. They trailed 1-0 at the break, with Cody Gakpo scoring just before the interval, but conceded six unanswered goals in the second half. Darwin Núñez and Gakpo made it 3-0 within 50 minutes, Mohamed Salah struck twice, Núñez added another, and Roberto Firmino capped off the humiliation with the seventh.
After the game, a furious Ten Hag slammed his players as “unprofessional” and admitted they had “lost their heads.” He told reporters, “We didn’t play as a team. It was not our standards. It was unprofessional… It’s unacceptable — a strong setback and a reality check.”
In the Sky Sports studio, tensions flared between Gary Neville and Graeme Souness. Souness teased that Neville had said Liverpool “played badly,” which Neville denied, insisting he only felt United were better in the first half before collapsing. Neville added, “I’ve seen Liverpool play far better over the years — they’re not back to that level yet.”
When Jamie Carragher pressed him on whether Liverpool played well, Neville reluctantly said they were “all right” and argued that such a scoreline reflected how poor United were defensively, calling their backline and midfield “an absolute shambles.”
As the debate grew heated, Kelly Cates diffused the tension with a perfectly timed closing line that left the studio in laughter:
> “Liverpool sharp off the tee at Anfield this afternoon. They’ve beaten Manchester United by seven goals to nil — a record for this fixture. Mo Salah is now Liverpool’s record Premier League goalscorer — and they didn’t even play that well…”
Her cheeky jab prompted Souness and Carragher to burst out laughing as Neville tried to get the final word: “And you are live on Liverpool TV!”
Fans on social media hailed Cates for the brilliant mic-drop moment. Comments flooded in like:
“Kelly Cates ended Gary Neville with that last line.”
“She buried Neville live on air — iconic!”
“Best mic-drop moment ever. Kelly absolutely destroyed him.”