The moment came during a recording of the Stick to Football podcast, when Neville turned to co-host Jamie Carragher and asked what he made of Rashford.
Carragher's reaction was blunt frustration rather than analysis.
"Can we do a podcast without mentioning Rashford?" he said. "Stop it. Oh my God. It's like the Trent [Alexander-Arnold] and Rashford… like a little part of the podcast. The Trent part or the Rashford part."
Rashford picked up the clip once it circulated online and posted his own response on X.
"Thanks, Jamie," he wrote. "It would be great to be able to get my head down and play football without my name being mentioned every day."
The comment lands at a pointed moment. Rashford has not played a competitive match for Manchester United since December 2024 under previous manager Rúben Amorim, but a season-long loan at Barcelona that ended in a La Liga title has left him back at Old Trafford with his long-term future undecided.
Michael Carrick could hand him a place in the squad for Saturday's Premier League opener against Hull City, and team-mate Harry Maguire spoke warmly of the prospect after last weekend's 4-2 friendly defeat to AC Milan, calling Rashford a "big asset" and a "huge threat" the club should try to keep hold of.
Neville, for his part, tried to steer the conversation elsewhere after Carragher's rebuke, asking "How is Trent?" before adding "No, but he's come back to United" — only for Carragher to push back again: "So what? Oh my God. He's just a good player for Man United!"
Barcelona had the option to sign Rashford permanently for a reported £26m but chose not to trigger it, instead moving for Newcastle's Anthony Gordon, which leaves Rashford's next chapter set to be written back in Manchester.