The Oranges need nothing less than a victory to advance to the next stage of the Champions League and Neville is the man who is expected to steer them past the group stages. Having taken over at the club on Sunday, Neville had only three days to prepare for their midweek opponents, Lyon.
His new club sit at the third place in Group H and need to dismiss the French giants in order to reach the last round of 16.
UCL Group H standings
During a pre-match press conference, the former England international revealed:
"All I know is that the intent has to be to win every single match."
He added:
''Tomorrow night not everything will be in our hands and we have to focus on that match. If it doesn't go our way, that's life."
Neville in previous action as a Man United player
Interestingly, Neville will be assisted by his younger brother Phil Neville, who was the assistant coach at the Spanish club during Nuno Espirito Santo’s reign. He will bank on his brother’s ability to communicate in Spanish for easier communication with his players.
The 40-year-old was a football analyst for Sky Sports before taking over as Valencia manager
Last Sunday, Valencia secured a morale-boosting draw against high-flying Barcelona in La Liga at the Mestalla Stadium under interim coach Salvador Gonzalez. Los Che will be hoping to perform even better against Lyon.
The home fans have given their new manager a warm reception in Spain, with reports suggesting that around 3,000 of them came to watch his first training with the squad.
