On Tuesday, Fifa chief medical officer Michel D'Hooghe appealed for patience in the corona crisis, saying that "the world is not ready for competitive football".

Manchester United icon Gary Neville is on the same track and expresses the same concern in an interview with Sky Sports.

- At what price are we willing to hurry football? If this was not an economic decision, no football would be played for months, he tells Sky.

Neville is appealing to UK authorities to consider the health risks of resuming football - and not just looking at the economic drivers.

- If people really mean to put health first, we wouldn't discuss football right now, he says.

- Large financial losses make people blind to the risks of resuming football. But what happens when a player or leader ends up in intensive care? What will they do then?

The plan is for the English clubs to return to normal training in early May. The Premier League season is expected to resume in early June.

Gary Neville, now a TV expert, had a long and successful playing career in Manchester United between 1992 and 2011. He won two Champions League titles and the league eight times. He has also made 85 international matches for England.

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