Neville’s side take on the US in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup in Lyon on Tuesday – and you can listen to the full match LIVE on talkSPORT.
Sam Matterface and Danny Mills are full of praise for the England's Ellen White
Rapinoe scored a brace in each of the last two rounds as the defending champions beat Spain 2-1 and then France by the same score.
When asked about the 33-year-old forward at his pre-match press conference on Sunday, Neville said: “Megan is someone from day one that I have really admired.
“I remember in my first SheBelieves Cup [in March 2018] when a ball bounced on the touchline, I went to catch the ball and her studs came right through my watch – and she’s not repaid me yet for that watch!
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“What I like about it is she didn’t say sorry, she just got on with it. She’s a winner. I like the individuality both on and off the field and I think she’s a world-class footballer.”
Rapinoe has been criticised on Twitter by US President Donald Trump after she said ‘I’m not going to the f***ing White House’ when asked if she would visit should her team be victorious at the World Cup.
Rapinoe, who is gay, has previously accused Trump of being ‘sexist’ and ‘misogynistic’, and she refuses to sing the national anthem before matches.