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Man Utd hero Paul Parker denies meeting Diego Maradona in awkward Sky News gaffe
Manchester United hero Paul Parker had to correct Sky News host Kay Burley during an interview following Diego Maradona’s death.Maradona passed away in Argentina on Wednesday at the age of 60 with tributes pouring in from around the globe.Sky News were clearly keen to get the view of people that knew the 1986 World Cup winner, or played against him.Though they picked wrong in former defender Parker, who believes Maradona is the best to have ever played the game.Asked by Burley on Sky News what it was like to play against Maradona, Parker said: “To be honest, I never had the opportunity to play against him.“I just knew him as a footballer, seen him there on the touchline, watching him.