Ruud Van Nistelrooy admits that he once tried to punch Gary Neville

Neville: You think I was right? Van Nistelrooy: Yeah, you were right. I didn’t do a lot in that game. That’s what you were going on about. Neville: I had the ball at right-back – Van Nistelrooy: And I didn’t show! Neville: [Gesturing], I needed that little movement – Van Nistelrooy: And I didn’t because I had an inflamed big toe. Honestly, it was so red and swollen. I was on flip flops travelling to Middlesbrough and I got into my boot before the game, I couldn’t move. https://twitter.com/WeAreTheOverlap/status/1641471105729699843 Neville: I feel sorry for you now. Van Nistelrooy: You were right, when you play you’ve got to show. Neville: I put it in and went, ‘F****** move!’ I remember shouting and you went, ‘F*** off’ Van Nistelrooy: I just snapped, I completely lost it. I was then storming in the dressing room and just came up to you. Neville: I remember I got substituted, I don’t remember if the manager got angry at me, but I went into the changing room and all of a sudden I heard you shouting coming through the door and you were like, ‘I’m going to…’ and I thought, ‘Oh, Ruud’s snapped!’ Everyone jumped in between us. Van Nistelrooy: My boots were also half a size too small, to really hit it well… What am I going to say? ‘Gaffer, I cannot play, my toe is sore!’ Related links:

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