But he opted to change his attire for the match at the Peninsula Stadium, sporting a black jacket and fleece instead.
Salford are now just two matches away from reaching League One, with the club going from strength to strength under the ownership of the likes of Neville, his brother Phil, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Peter Lim.
They have, however, faced criticism after it emerged the club's parent company, Project 92 Limited, lost more than £4.7million last year.
But Neville recently defended the club, saying: "We've invested enormous amounts of money in the last seven or eight years. But it's all myself, David, Ryan, Paul, Nicky, Phil and Peter.
"Peter owns 50 per cent, we own 50 per cent. We've put lots of money in ourselves. We've chosen to do that.
