Gary Neville recalled one confrontation where he felt that Sir Alex Ferguson and a former Manchester United teammate would eventually fight with one another.
The 49-year-old Manchester United legend spent his entire club playing career under Sir Alex Ferguson after emerging in the first team in the 1990s.
Gary Neville was one of the breakout ‘Class of ‘92’ stars who enjoyed incredible success at Old Trafford and became a key player for Ferguson.
During his time at Old Trafford, the ex-United and England star lifted eight Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, three FA Cups and three League Cups.
Neville made a whopping 600 appearances for the Red Devils and the United legend later served as club captain after Roy Keane was axed by Ferguson in 2005.
The Sky Sports pundit, who is one of the best full-backs in Premier League history, called it time on his prolific playing career at United in 2011.
Neville on Ferguson’s stand-off with Man Utd legend
Gary Neville shared the pitch with a roster of star-studded Manchester United legends in his career, including Eric Cantona and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Peter Schmeichel was another key United legend that Neville played alongside and the Dane is widely regarded as one of the best Premier League ‘keepers of all time.
The 61-year-old former United No 1 arrived at Old Trafford from Danish side Brondby in 1991 and Peter Schmeichel had a sensational impact for the Red Devils.
Schmeichel’s career is now the subject of a two-part original SkyShowtime documentary, which will drop on 9th February.
Neville featured in the documentary and the United legend opened up on an incident between Schmeichel and Sir Alex Ferguson after a draw with Liverpool in 1994.
The ex-United right-back said it was the “most ferocious argument I have seen in my life between player and manager” and he was convinced the pair would “fight.”
Schmeichel breaks silence on Ferguson argument
Peter Schmeichel lifted five Premier League titles, a Champions League, three FA Cups and a League Cup with United during the 1990s.
The former Denmark international left Old Trafford after United’s iconic treble-winning season and signed for Portuguese side Sporting CP in 1999.
Schmeichel, who later played for Aston Villa and Manchester City before his retirement, admitted that Neville’s assessment of the “ferocious” argument was correct.
“Gary is right, it was ferocious, it was bad,” he told Deadline.
“That dressing room was full of characters, strong-minded people who didn’t take direction lightly, and knew when [things were] good and knew when it was bad, they didn’t need to be told, and we had a manager who was very much on board with that.
“At times, he needed to let off steam and would have an outburst.”
The United legend continued: “Sometimes people step over a line. I did that day. It was bad and it had a consequence, that I was sacked, and then I wasn’t.
“I apologised to the team [for my outburst]. I didn’t know that the manager was listening at the door.
“He didn’t think that I was going to do that, and he told my agent that he changed his mind there [about the sacking].”
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