Alex Ferguson, knattspyrnustjóri Manchester United, hellti sér yfir fréttamann Sky Sports, Geoff Shreeves, eftir leik liðsins við Middlesbrough í ensku bikarkeppninni á mánudagskvöldið. Ástæðan var sú að Ferguson féll ekki í geð hvernig Shreeves spurði Cristiano Ronaldo um vítaspyrnuna sem Ronaldo fékk í leiknum og tryggði United sigurinn.
Rifrildi þeirra var svo hávært að BBC varð að rjúfa viðtal sitt við Gareth Southgate, knattspyrnustjóra Middlesbrough, sem var í gangi á sama tíma. Ferguson er sagður hafa beitt "hárþurrkuaðferðinni" alræmdu.
Samkvæmt enskum blöðum hljóðuðu „samræður" Fergusons og Shreeves svona:
Shreeves: ”I asked him... ”
Ferguson: ”Fucking bastard.”
Shreeves: ”Don't talk to me like that.”
Ferguson: ”Fuck off to you.”
Shreeves: ”Don't talk to me like that. Don't even think about it.”
Ferguson: ”Don't you think about it, you cunt. Fuck off. Right?”
Shreeves: ”Listen, are you going to do the interview in a professional manner or not? Do you want to do it or not?”
Ferguson: ”You fucking be professional. You be professional. You're the one.”
Shreeves: ”I'm entitled to ask . . . . Cristiano gave the right answer.”
Ferguson: ”Fucking hell with your answers.”
Shreeves: ”Don't talk to me like that. Go away. If you want to behave civilly, fine. Don't talk to me like that.”
Ferguson: ”Fuck off.”
L | U | J | T | Mörk | +/- | Stig | ||
1 | Liverpool | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 75:31 | 44 | 79 |
2 | Arsenal | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 61:27 | 34 | 66 |
3 | Manch. City | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 66:43 | 23 | 61 |
4 | Nottingham F. | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 53:39 | 14 | 60 |
5 | Newcastle | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 62:44 | 18 | 59 |
6 | Chelsea | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 58:40 | 18 | 57 |
7 | Aston Villa | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54:49 | 5 | 57 |
8 | Bournemouth | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 52:40 | 12 | 49 |
9 | Fulham | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 48:45 | 3 | 48 |
10 | Brighton | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 53:53 | 0 | 48 |
11 | Brentford | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 56:50 | 6 | 46 |
12 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41:45 | -4 | 44 |
13 | Everton | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 34:40 | -6 | 38 |
14 | Manch. Utd | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 38:46 | -8 | 38 |
15 | Wolves | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 48:61 | -13 | 38 |
16 | Tottenham | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 61:51 | 10 | 37 |
17 | West Ham | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37:55 | -18 | 36 |
18 | Ipswich | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33:71 | -38 | 21 |
19 | Leicester | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27:73 | -46 | 18 |
20 | Southampton | 33 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24:78 | -54 | 11 |
L | U | J | T | Mörk | +/- | Stig | ||
1 | Liverpool | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 75:31 | 44 | 79 |
2 | Arsenal | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 61:27 | 34 | 66 |
3 | Manch. City | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 66:43 | 23 | 61 |
4 | Nottingham F. | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 53:39 | 14 | 60 |
5 | Newcastle | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 62:44 | 18 | 59 |
6 | Chelsea | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 58:40 | 18 | 57 |
7 | Aston Villa | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54:49 | 5 | 57 |
8 | Bournemouth | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 52:40 | 12 | 49 |
9 | Fulham | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 48:45 | 3 | 48 |
10 | Brighton | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 53:53 | 0 | 48 |
11 | Brentford | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 56:50 | 6 | 46 |
12 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41:45 | -4 | 44 |
13 | Everton | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 34:40 | -6 | 38 |
14 | Manch. Utd | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 38:46 | -8 | 38 |
15 | Wolves | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 48:61 | -13 | 38 |
16 | Tottenham | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 61:51 | 10 | 37 |
17 | West Ham | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37:55 | -18 | 36 |
18 | Ipswich | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33:71 | -38 | 21 |
19 | Leicester | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27:73 | -46 | 18 |
20 | Southampton | 33 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24:78 | -54 | 11 |