Gary Neville has hinted at stepping away from punditry despite saying “I won’t retire” from working altogether. admitted in jest recently that he doesn’t want to be "sat in this chair" on in ten years’ time.

The icon on February 2, 2011, after nearly two decades of playing for his boyhood club. The former right-back quickly , replacing Andy Gray as a pundit on Sky Sports' Monday Night ahead of the 2011/12 season.

Two years later, Neville was co-presenting the show with Ed Chamberlin and quickly established himself as a top tier football analyst while forming excellent chemistry with , who joined in 2015. The 50-year-old didn't stop there, launching The Overlap - a channel in partnership with Sky Bet, which regularly features high-profile interviews, podcasts, and fan debates.

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The father-of-two has been known for his relentless work ethic since his playing days and juggles multiple business ventures alongside his football work. With age and responsibilities piling up, Neville has faced a number of questions about his future plans in recent times.

On an episode of The Overlap podcast last year, probed Neville on whether he had thoughts of retiring or taking it easy after turning 60.

While he didn't mention punditry, Neville's response was clear-cut: "I won't retire, no. I won't retire. I'm a risk-taker me. I invest in businesses and stuff."

He confessed last month that his biggest bugbear is "people not working hard. Not turning up working hard," suggesting he'll always be busy with work in some form or another.

When quizzed on where he sees himself in a decade, the former United star gave a tongue-in-cheek, yet possibly revealing answer about his future on our television screens, saying: "Hopefully not sat in this chair answering these questions!"

Neville has, in fact, gradually been stepping back from Monday Night Football since Autumn of last year. Having not appeared on the show since mid-August, he admitted to Rebecca Lowe on the Overlap US YouTube channel: "So tomorrow, I'm expected to do set-pieces, whereas with Sky, on Monday Night Football, there are some set pieces which I prepare for - but now I don't do Monday Night Football anymore, I don't do set-pieces any more."

While we may still see him pop up on the programme occasionally, it seems the focus will shift towards special guest appearances rather than the classic Neville and Carragher duo that viewers have come to know and love.

Away from football, Neville runs an investment firm named Relentless, established in 2015, which "supports businesses from launch through to scale". The venture also allows him to indulge his passion for property development, including the £200million St Michael's project in his native Manchester.

Neville, along with fellow Manchester United legends Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scoles and Nicky Butt, also co-founded University Academy 92 (UA92), which is a higher education institution aiming to modernise education to make it more accessible for all. He also acquired Salford City FC as a non-league football club with his former team-mates in 2014, helping them ascend up the ladder to League Two.

Neville was recently encouraged to quit punditry and take a step back from his business interests - to take charge of none other than Manchester United. Legendary broadcaster and Match of the Day anchor Des Lynam claimed that ex-Red Devils captain Neville would be the best man to salvage the Red Devils from their struggles and back to glory - despite his well-known failure as a manager during a short-lived spell in Spain with Valencia.

Lynam suggested that not only would Neville bring a much-needed spark to the dressing room, but he would also hold the United hierarchy accountable. The former Premiership presenter believes Neville's business savvy could end up paying dividends.

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