FANS walking past Whitehead Park in Bury were surprised to see Roy Keane tucking into a fish and chips, cooked by Gary Neville no less.
The former Man Utd teammates, as well as Liverpool great Jamie Carragher, were in area as part of a visit to the Stephen Street Chippery in Bury.
Roy Keane, Gary Neville, and Jamie Carragher tucked into a fish and chips that was cooked by NevilleFacebook
Facebook/Megan PostleThey were in Bury for a visit to the Stephen Street Chippery, Neville’s favourite pub growing up[/caption]
The establishment is believed to have been Neville’s favourite chipper growing up in the local area.
The 48-year-old brought his Sky Sports punditry colleagues Keane and Carragher around his local area as part of a new TV show.
Part of this tour involved going to the Stephen Street Chippery, at which Neville was reportedly invited to try his hand at making fish and chips.
Judging by photos of the three of them tucking into the food on a bench nearby, his attempt was not entirely unsuccessful.
A photo of the three men outside the chipper was shared to Facebook by Megan Postle, who is employed there.
And speaking to Manchester Evening News, James Kilgariff, who owns the chipper with his wife, Rebecca, explained the story behind the episode.
He said: “We knew about the visit about a month ago but they asked us to keep it hush-hush because they didn’t want mobbing outside.
“Apparently Gary used to come in here with his mum and grandmother and it was their favourite chippy.
“They were quite chatty and there was a bit of banter going. They were like every other customer that comes in.
“There was no airs and graces with them, they were pretty down to earth.
“They cajoled Gary into cooking fish and chips for all three of them. They were here for about 45 minutes in total.”
BACK TO HIS ROOTS
In a post on Instagram, Gary Neville revealed that their visit to the chipper – as well as his childhood home on Ainsworth Road – was for an upcoming episode of The Overlap.
Alongside of his childhood home, he said: “So today I went back to my roots for the Overlap on Tour!
“This is the house I grew up in for the first 11 years of my life.
“To go inside it again was a great thing to do and meet Lorraine who lives there now.
“The fireplace in the front room still the same. Oh if you could go back in time for a day to experience it again.
“My Nan and Bill living over the road.
“Playing football and cricket with Philip , my cousin and friends opposite in the park. It would be so good. Memories”