Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson denied claims he has a problem with Salford yesterday despite angering their co-owner Gary Neville.

Neville said Robinson lacked etiquette after the Well manager discussed non-league Salford’s transfer business last week.

Robinson said the fifth-tier club “blew us away with money” when competing to sign Adam Rooney, to which Neville reacted angrily on Twitter.

Quoting an article based on Robinson’s comments, the former England and Manchester United defender said: “There used to be an etiquette in football where you wouldn’t talk about another club’s business.”

Salford, who are part owned by Phil and Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs, have also been accused by Accrington chairman Andy Holt of trying to “steal” a place in the English Football League, but Robinson insists he has no problem with the backing of non-league clubs.

He had “no thoughts on Gary’s [comments],” he said. “As I said in my original interview, Salford City, I can see the attraction.

“They have excellent backers, they have people who want to put their money in and take the football club forwards so they should be absolutely admired for that.

“I spoke to Graham Alexander [Salford manager], I phoned him and said: ‘This is not what the interview was based on, it was based on how Scottish football can compete.’

“I’m very supportive; if people want to put money in football clubs, brilliant.

“It’s a massive plus for the game that you have people like that, they have a good manager and are a club that is going forward.

“There were definitely no negative comments about Salford City in any shape or form.”