Gary Neville's Valencia Run Rampant, Score 5 in 1st Half vs. Rapid Wien

It's not been much of a secret that Gary Neville has been under pressure at Valencia.

Saturday's 2-1 win over Espanyol eased the pressure on the former Manchester United man after a winless run that culminated in the 7-0 thrashing at the hands of Barcelona.

But things finally started to click into place for Valencia in the first half of their Europa League match against Rapid Wien on Thursday...

Santi Mina (2), Daniel Parejo, Alvaro Negredo and Andre Gomes scored inside the first 35 minutes to put Neville's side, astonishingly, 5-0 in front at half time...

It just got better and better for Neville...

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Gary Neville’s Valencia are 5-0 up and its not even half time! pic.twitter.com/YL6mlv1Kkx

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) February 18, 2016"

The scoreline was a brilliant way for the 41-year-old to celebrate his birthday...

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Valencia 5-0 Rapid Vienna

Happy Birthday Gary Neville!

— LiveFootball (@livefootball) February 18, 2016"

Rodrigo added a sixth late on to cap a memorable night for Neville and Valencia, who are all but through to the last 16.

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