The fiery encounter between Manchester United and Arsenal in 2004 has gone down in history due to an infamous incident that involved Sir Alex Ferguson being pelted with a pizza
There are few games in Premier League history as memorable as Manchester United's clash with Arsenal at Old Trafford in 2004.
At the time of the incident it wasn't widely known just who launched the slice of pizza at the legendary manager, however in years passed, Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas has conceded that it was him who let his anger spiral out of control. Speaking to ITV Sport in 2022, the former Spanish international said he was furious after the game, but has insisted he had no intention of getting involved in the tunnel fallout.
Interestingly Fabregas has claimed that his first instinct was to launch the pizza out of fear he couldn't hold his own against the 'monsters' of Manchester United, he admitted: "The first thing that occurred to me was to throw the pizza because I didn't have the power or the courage maybe to go into that fight. They were monsters in there. They were super, super big guys. Apparently, it hit Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ruminating years after the pizza incident, Neville conceded he still didn't know who the culprit was, yet surprised a few with his candid take on what went down in the tunnel after the game, he said: "I just remember there being some sort of mele. I used to think they were bad losers, they probably thought we were as well."
The last word has to go to Ferguson himself who, in his 2013 autobiography, admitted to still not knowing who was responsible: "To this day, I have no idea who the culprit is."
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