Football fans will all remember the infamous clip of Mike Phelan popping a ballon and scaring Sir Alex Ferguson, but the former Manchester United coach explained he worried his job could have been on the line after the incident.
Ex- Manchester United coach Mike Phelan said Sir Alex Ferguson saw the funny side of his famous balloon popping incident.Phelan was a key part of Ferguson's backroom staff in the Scot's final years at Old Trafford - but one moment made him famousIn 2008, Man United played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge with the pair in their usual positions next to each other in the dug out.
"He had no sense of humour had he in that moment!" Phelan joked as he retold the story to White and Jordan on talkSPORT.'He had a point' - Ex-Man United assistant gives insight into Ronaldo's fallout "I just picked it up and popped it, I never thought anything of it! But I started laughing. It thought it was funny!"Smiling as he continued his story, Phelan added: "But when you look back afterwards, you could see the bench watching the game, you can see the manager, the intensity of the game he was into and I was just chilling out and just blew this balloon up.
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