Neville in FA warning over Rooney

Gary Neville has warned that the Football Association's decision to charge Wayne Rooney could turn Manchester United fans against England.

The England and United fullback believes it is "ridiculous" that Rooney is in the dock for shoving Bolton's Tal Ben Haim and claims the FA are picking on the 19-year-old striker.

Neville says it is another example of United players being badly treated by the FA - or when on international duty following David Beckham and brother Phil being made scapegoats for England's exits from the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 and Rio Ferdinand's nine-month drugs ban.

Neville said: "You can understand the fans' feelings. I grew up supporting United, but I was never brought up on England.

"Over the last six or seven years there have been some bad experiences for United players, and United fans think they have been hard done by through the England situation and not been looked after.

"That's where a lot of this feeling comes from and you've got Beckham, Phil and Ferdinand. But that's Manchester United. That's just the way it is and there's nothing you can do about it."