Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has opened up on his famous clash with Arsenal defender Martin Keown in 2003 with a surprisingly different view.
The game between the two Premier League title rivals at the time finished 0-0 but it was later dubbed the Battle of Old Trafford because of what happened afterwards.
Van Nistelrooy, who netted 95 times in 150 appearances for United, scuffed a game-winning penalty against the crossbar in the last minute.
There was so much heat in the match that saw Patrick Vieira sent off and it reached a boiling point when Keown screamed in van Nistelrooy's face leading to a mass brawl. “That afternoon ignited sort of the...
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