The years finally seem to be catching up with Phil Neville after the former Manchester United star debuted a new look on Match of the Day 2 . Neville 's trademark blond highlights were noticeably dull as he sat down to talk about Sunday 's Premier League action with presenter Mark Chapman and Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown . The 38-year-old appears to have ditched the peroxide in favour of a darker dye to rid himself of the grey which has crept in since his retirement in 2013 . Phil Neville , pictured on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday ( left ) , appears to have dyed his hair recently . The former Manchester United man , pictured with Martin Keown , debuted his new look on the BBC show . Neville 's highlights were noticeably dull compared to an appearance on BT Sport in January ( right ) Neville first began highlighting his hair back in 2000 as he established himself as United 's utility man under Sir Alex Ferguson . He retained the same look throughout the rest of his playing career with England and Everton before hanging up his boots to become a coach at Old Trafford under David Moyes . Neville has stuck with a similar hairstyle while working as a pundit for BT Sport and the BBC since his retirement but he appears to have decided that it 's time for a change . Neville , pictured with wife Julie in 2000 , first began highlighting his hair while at Old Trafford 15 years ago . Neville chats with Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino at Loftus Road earlier this month . Neville retained his blond highlights after signing for Everton in a £3.5million deal in August 2005 . Neville 's hair sparked plenty of reaction on Twitter , with some people questioning his new look . User @ ColmBrien tweeted : 'Did Phil Neville die ( sic ) his hair ? ? Something looks different anyway # motd2 ' ' I see Phil Neville 's hair has finally made it out of the 90 's , ' wrote @ conradjsharp , while @ jack_wood19 simply asked 'What has phil Neville done to his hair ? ' .
Ex-Everton captain Phil Neville was on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday . Former Manchester United midfielder appears to have dyed his hair . The 38-year-old has had blond highlights since 2000 .