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Gary Neville has revealed the bizarre reason why he accidentally snubbed Harry Styles last month.

The Manchester United legend was working as a pundit for Sky Sports as the Red Devils beat Luton Town 2-1 at Kenilworth Road. Before the game, Neville was relaxing in the studio with the rest of the punditry team, which included Jamie Redknapp. 

As he was doing so, pop superstar Styles - who is a United fan - walked in alongside Luton's directors, but his unfamiliar wardrobe choice appeared to render him unrecognisable to Neville, who admitted he was unaware who the 30-year-old was.

Instead, Neville was in conversation with Luton chief executive Gary Sweet, who has helped to oversee the Hatters' remarkable rise from Non League to the Premier League.

And, speaking to Geoff Shreeves on his brand-new podcast Football, Music and Me, Neville - who co-owns League Two side Salford City - insisted he was too wrapped up in his discussions with Sweet surrounding EFL finances to notice the One Direction icon.