Neville says Tottenham are modern-day Leeds Utd

Speaking on a special MNF Retro, Gary Neville claimed Tottenham are the modern-day Leeds United and also said Manchester United's rivalry with Leeds was "more brutal" than with Liverpool.

"I think Tottenham are the modern equivalent of that Leeds team," he said.

"Tottenham haven't gone onto do what they should have done - maybe they should have won the league the year Leicester won it and could have won a Champions League with a little more luck.

"This Tottenham team is now coming to an end or has come to an end. Teams like Leeds caught you up but never went on to do it. There was something missing. Clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United have had history to build on to win trophies, there's a mentality within the club to win trophies. Leeds were trying to build that mentality during that period.

"You always felt Leeds were getting nearer and nearer - like Tottenham were getting nearer and nearer. And then you think, how are they going to get back? Leeds has always felt like a huge club. When I get asked what is a big club I always think of Leeds United. The feeling when you go and play football there is unbelievable - it's different."

Neville also recounted his personal battles playing for Manchester United against Leeds, explaining the level of ferocity in the games between the two.

"It was brutal when we went to Leeds, even more brutal than going to Liverpool," he said.

"The rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United was huge but the rivalry with Leeds was almost a deep hatred. There's a little bit of respect between United and Liverpool but with Leeds there was a real nastiness - like they would come onto the pitch if they could."

Carragher added: "That season we won three trophies but there wasn't much difference between us and Leeds - we finished just one place above them. Leeds are remembered as a nearly team."

One of the key players during Leeds' successful period in the Premier League was Lee Bowyer.

But the current Charlton boss has admitted his regret at rejecting a transfer to Liverpool when a Leeds player.

The midfielder was close to moving to Anfield in 2002 after Gerard Houllier pushed hard to add Bowyer to his squad, with Carragher admitting his manager "loved" the way he played.

"I was very close [to joining Liverpool] - I was halfway through a medical but it just didn't feel right for me at the time," Bowyer told MNF Retro.

"That is my biggest regret in football not going to Liverpool. If I could've turned the clock back I would've gone.

"I knew my time was coming to an end at Leeds due to a few things behind the scenes that didn't sit well with me so I knew it was my time to go. I thought doing another five years up north being a long way away from my family after doing six years at Leeds didn't sit right but after all that I ended up going to Newcastle which is even further away, so it makes no sense! But at the time it just didn't feel right."