adminLONDON. — Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira has revealed he started the infamous tunnel row between the Gunners and Manchester United in 2005. Vieira sparked a hostile exchange between the two bitter rivals at Highbury as the players lined up in the tunnel ahead of kick-off.The bust-up was partially captured by television cameras, with United’s Roy Keane responding angrily after Vieira exchanged words with Gary Neville.
United went on to win the English Premier League clash 4-2, with neither side punished for the fracas, and former France star Vieira admitted he caused the tunnel chaos in an ITV documentary, Keane and Vieira: The Best of Enemies, that was to be screened last night.
“I started it,” Vieira said. “I was cool, I was really calm, I was smiling at him — and then he lost it.” — AFP.
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