Gary Neville trolled for Twitter meltdown after being turned away from Virgin train for having the ‘wrong’ ticket
The former Manchester United ace branded the rail firm a 'joke' after a ticket mix-up caused him to miss his train
FOOTIE legend Gary Neville has been mocked after blasting Virgin Trains for having the "wrong" ticket.
The former Manchester United ace branded the rail firm a "joke" after a ticket mix-up caused him to miss his train.
Neville, 42, took to Twitter to vent his anger at being turned away at the gate at London Euston for not having a receipt.
He asked the train manager if he could buy another for the 9.20am service to Manchester.
But the Sky Sports pundit claims he was told to go to the main desk - despite the manager apparently having a ticket machine on him.
Neville tweeted: "You are a joke @VirginTrains!!"
He added: “You’ve got a train manager called Simon who apparently can’t sell tickets at the gate?
"Now I’ve missed the train!!”
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He also posted a photo of the tickets, adding: "@VirginTrains that’s what the machine gave me (apparently one missing ) he wouldn’t sell me another.
“That’s what the machine gave me. Simon said can’t let you on.
"I said I will buy another now then! No go to the office.
"He had a machine!!”
Football fans stuck the boot into the ex-Man United and England defender after his Twitter rant.
Sportshub365 joked: "He was a City fan Gary.
"He is on Facebook now telling all his mates how he kicked you off the train.”
Kevin Gower added: "To be fair, if i was that train manager, i wouldn't have let you board the train without a receipt either."
Another wrote: ";You lost the ability to train a long time ago @GNev2."
Virgin Trains replied to Neville, asking for more information so they could investigate.
He is believed to have finally boarded the train back to Manchester 20 minutes later.
A Virgin Trains spokesperson said: "We always love to see football legends on our trains.
"But regardless of how many trophies they've won, all our customers need a valid ticket for travel and should leave plenty of time to board their train."
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