Cat stops play during Preston North End manager's press conference
Preston North End manager Alex Neil had his Friday morning pre-match press conference interrupted in a most unusual way - by a reporter's cat.
Neil was speaking to the local media via Zoom from Euxton to preview Saturday's visit to Luton Town.
When answering questions from Radio Lancashire's Dan Jewell, a cat appeared on Jewell's screen.
Neil paused from his answer and then said: "Is that a cat's tail I have just seen?
"I don't like cats, I'm more of a dog person!"
The cat is a pet of one of Jewell's neighbours and had wandered into the reporter's house.
Once a discussion about pets had taken place, Neil resumed the conference and delivered his thoughts on the visit to Kenilworth Road.
The PNE boss reported no fresh injuries from Wednesday night's 3-0 win over Middlesbrough at Deepdale.
He will have Daniel Johnson available after suspension, while Paul Gallagher's fitness will be checked after a hamstring injury.
Patrick Bauer was back at Euxton on Friday morning after undergoing surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon earlier in the week.
The centre-half will miss the rest of the season.
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