Gary Neville is not convinced England's Champions League decline will be a long-term phenomenon.Speaking on his return to old club Bury Juniors FC as part of the FA Community Awards 2013 presented by McDonald's, nominations for which can now be made at www.mcdonalds.co.uk/kickstart, Neville added: "We are not in a strong moment. There is no point denying it.Arsenal's heroic failure to overturn a first-leg deficit in their clash with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena leaves the Premier League without a representative at the quarter-final stage of Europe's most prestigious tournament for the first time since 1996.But it may change around completely next year or the year after."Neville will be getting his head back to England matters next week, with manager Roy Hodgson due to name his squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro on Friday.Many would argue it underlines a general decline in English football, with Arsene Wenger expressing dire warnings immediately after Wednesday night's game, but Neville does not think the situation is that bad, saying: "It works in cycles
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