WATCH: Phil Neville cannot believe the things he says, can he?

We know that Phil Neville clearly has a fear of sudden jets of water.

But after his comments over the weekend, he many want to avoid but Everton fans and Manchester City supporters too. That's because his somewhat outlandish views on Toffees' young midfielder Ross Barkley haven't gone down well at all. For quite a mild-mannered pundit in general, he was scathing of the element of the Goodison Park faithful who don't especially rate the player, complaining about his inconsistency and ineffectiveness when it matters by claiming he "hates the people who don't rate Ross Barkley..." https://twitter.com/Barryfrom/status/851121994359853057 https://twitter.com/Knowlesy1/status/851171951158669314 https://twitter.com/Dom_EFC/status/851158405154820098 https://twitter.com/Drawski5/status/851305869975445506 But worse was to come when he compared Barkley, a player of obvious talent but someone who takes 12 touches of a football when one will do, to Manchester City and Belgium maestro Kevin de Bruyne. This statement was met with derision and mockery in equal parts as being somewhat wide of the mark. Poor Phil... https://twitter.com/WeLoveManCityFC/status/851121964882292737 https://twitter.com/a_stann/status/851120255137198080 https://twitter.com/ffsFella/status/851119832565260289 https://twitter.com/MCFCTone/status/851152343278264324 https://twitter.com/pdillan1/status/851124181269979136 https://twitter.com/Smith15D/status/851121120686342144 https://twitter.com/matt_kindon/status/851119959329710080 https://twitter.com/MacRitchieCalum/status/851119923732656129 https://twitter.com/SilkyIlkay/status/851119739258761216