Liverpool haven’t won an English top flight title since 1990 with Gerard Houllier, Rafael Benitez and Brendan Rodgers falling short in 2002, 2009 and 2014 respectively.
That title charge under Rodgers was seen as Liverpool’s best opportunity to win the league with Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge, Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling all on fire.
They looked set to create history by winning their first Premier League trophy until defeat against Chelsea three games from the end of the season follow by a draw with Crystal Palace derailing their title hopes.
Neville, who retired from his playing days with Manchester United in 2011, went on to become a pundit at Sky Sports and was commentating on the game against Chelsea.
And the 42-year-old admits he was relieved when Chelsea recorded a famous win over United’s bitter rivals.
“I never want them to win a league ever again,” Neville told Stretty News TV.
“I was commentating on Sky a few years ago when City and Liverpool were going for the league, and travelling to Anfield to do the games towards the end, you could feel the tension.
“Being a United fan, winning the league for the first time [in Neville’s lifetime] – it was like that in Anfield… Building.
“They beat City. There were queues of fans coming to watch the team come in. And then the Chelsea game came, and they upset José because they wouldn’t move the game from the Sunday to the Saturday.
“I always remember doing the commentary on that match and José came out, beard overgrown, looking like he’d not slept, tracksuit on, looking completely un-José-like.
“And he was at it. He was not going to let them ever, ever win that match. They’d annoyed him, they’d pissed him off. And I always remember thinking that cost them, that.
“There was a relief, actually, in some ways.
“I didn’t want them to win the league because it’s too deep routed but hate? No. Hate means I’m waking up everyday thinking about it.”