Manchester United captain Gary Neville has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2010-11 season.
Neville, who has made 27 appearances for United this season, has been at Old Trafford his entire career - making his debut for Sir Alex Ferguson's side in 1994 and soon displacing Paul Parker as first-choice right-back.
After suffering a serious ankle injury in a match against Bolton in 2007, Neville's career appeared in danger of being curtailed but after a series of failed rehabilitation attempts, he returned to the first-team fold last season, though John O'Shea was more regularly preferred.
Impressive performances have led many to speculate that Neville could be set to receive a shock call-up to England's World Cup squad, with Fabio Capello thought to be ready to select him as deputy to Glen Johnson.
Neville joins fellow Old Trafford stalwarts Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs in pledging their future to the club and United boss Ferguson admitted he was delighted with his captain's decision to sign up for another year.
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