I embarrassed my team-mates and my manager in stupid Liverpool dressing room row
Peter Schmeichel has shed new light on one furious dressing room row he had with Sir Alex Ferguson at Anfield after facing Liverpool.
Manchester United were the reigning champions, having won the inaugural Premiership title in 1992/93, when they travelled to Anfield with the Dane in goal in January 1994. The Red Devils would race into a hefty 3-0 lead inside just 24 minutes, thanks to goals from Steve Bruce, Ryan Giggs and Denis Irwin.
However, any hope of inflicting further embarrassment on under-pressure Reds boss Graeme Souness, who would lose his job later that month, was sidestepped by an astonishing comeback. A Nigel Clough brace and late Neil Ruddock header would earn Liverpool a share of the spoils, in one of the Premier League’s early iconic encounters, to ensure their boss held onto his job for a few weeks longer.
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But while Souness would avoid the sack on this occasion, it was nearly a very different story for Schmeichel after he clashed with Ferguson in the Anfield dressing room after the final whistle. The Dane wasn’t at fault for any of the Reds’ three goals, but that did not prevent his manager from fuming at his performance after the final whistle.
Launching into a lengthy dressing room inquest, the goalkeeper was unable to bite his tongue and bit back at Ferguson following the Scot’s accusations, tearing back into his manager and some of his team-mates as a result.
The exchange was enough to leave Schmeichel ordering his agent to find him a new club and his manager to tell him he would
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