Sir Alex Ferguson described the Robin van Persie incident as ‘the most dangerous thing I’ve seen on a football field for many years’.
But the United boss seems to have forgotten a few cases involving his own club.
APRIL 2001: Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haaland
After being accused of feigning injury by Haaland when he had ruptured ligaments, Keane took his revenge with a horror lunge on the Norwegian. He later admitted in his book: ‘I’d waited long enough. I f****** hit him hard.’
Roy Keane (red) has his revenge on Alf-Inge Haaland in 2001JANUARY 1995: Eric Cantona on spectator Matthew Simmons
Sent off for kicking Crystal Palace defender Richard Shaw, Cantona was abused by the home crowd as he left the pitch before launching a kung-fu kick at Palace fan Simmons.
The Frenchman was banned for nine months.
Moments after Eric Cantona (foreground) launched an astonishing two-foot drop kick on Crystal Palace supporter Matthew Simmons in 1995APRIL 2011: Paul Scholes on Pablo Zabaleta
There are plenty of Scholes tackles to choose from, but his rake on Zabaleta in the 2011 FA Cup semi-final left the Argentinian with a horrible gash on his thigh.
