Saying sorry can be hard sometimes, we all know that.
But not apologising to Patrice Evra almost got Manchester United legend Gary Neville seriously hurt… even killed, if you ask Wayne Rooney.
All is fair on the training pitch but when the renowned right-back didn’t acknowledge he was in the wrong for hurting the Frenchman, Evra took matters into his own hands… or, in this case, studs.
Even though the two were close as teammates, thanks to Neville’s excellent leadership and natural will to nurture Manchester United’s young players, that didn’t stop the pair clashing.
And one incident gave Wayne Rooney a real fright.
Evra told talkSPORT: “I had such a great relationship with Gary. When I arrived, he was the one coming with me, showing me around to find a house. What a great captain.
“But in the training ground one day, I get the ball, he tackled me and he also got my leg. I was on the floor and it was painful. I said to him, ‘Gary – you don’t say sorry?’ And he gave me the ‘F’ word. I was like… ‘OK’.
“So the next ball, 20 seconds later, it was long diagonal, he controlled the ball with his chest and I just did like a Bruce Lee movement.
“I tackled him on his throat and he nearly did a back flip and broke his neck.
“Ferguson stopped the training session. Everyone was in. Wayne Rooney said, ‘You’re crazy! He could’ve died the way he fell’.
“I said, ‘Next time, he will say sorry!’
“Then Gary came inside the dressing room and was saying, ‘What, are you crazy?!’
“I just said again, ‘Gary, next time just say sorry’.
“I was calm, so they were all like, ‘This guy, the way he’s really calm, he’s really dangerous’, and I got so much respect after that.
“But I love Gary, and he loved loved me because of the way I spoke about United. He said I was like a Mancunian.
“Gary is really simple, if you love Man United, he will be your best friend.”
As great a story that is, we’re pretty sure it still doesn’t beat Ray Parlour’s brilliant retelling of Kolo Toure’s Arsenal trial – where the centre-back left not only two of their best players limping, but also manager Arsene Wenger.
Never gets old!
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