Gary Neville has admitted that he would pay the £5,000 fine he received back in January 2006, for his infamous over-exuberant celebration in front of Liverpool's visiting supporters, hundred times over.

Dubbing the aftermath of Rio Ferdinand's match-winning, 90th-minute header, 'one of the best feelings of my life,' Sky Sports pundit Neville remains unrepentant.

In one of the most iconic moments in Premier League history, Neville sprinted over to the away section of Old Trafford to celebrate in front of the Merseyside club's fans, grabbing and kissing his Manchester United badge.

Gary Neville celebrates in front of the Liverpool fans at Old Trafford on January 22, 2006

Neville has admitted that he would pay the £5,000 fine he received a hundred times over

Rio Ferdinand (No 5) celebrates with his team-mates after his last-gasp header won the game

Writing on The Players' Tribune, Neville has now said: 'For 89 minutes, the travelling Liverpool fans had been singing unprintable songs about me and my mum.

'I looked at the faces of all those fans who had been singing, and in that moment, they had no answer. Absolutely no answer. It was one of the best feelings of my life.

'The FA fined me £5,000 for my actions. I'd gladly pay it again a hundred times.

'Back then, I remember some very serious people saying things like, 'That's not the behaviour of a 30-year-old man'.

'They were right. And that's what makes football so magical. For 90 minutes, you get to be a kid again. That's what we all dreamed about, isn't it?'

The Red Devils travel to Anfield to face arch-rivals Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday night.