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Topics: Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson, Football, Martin Tyler
Nasir Jabbar
Topics: Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson, Football, Martin Tyler
Martin Tyler has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson was 'furious' with him after a 'careless' piece of commentary during a non-Manchester United game.
Ferguson enjoyed a legendary Man United career, winning an impressive 13 Premier League titles.
He managed some of the best players in history, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
The Scot also coached some lesser names, who were viewed as underrated, including Denis Irwin.
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Defender Irwin spent a magical 12-year spell at Old Trafford and made the left-back position his own under Ferguson.
But towards the end of his stellar career, Irwin left Man United to sign for Wolves.
Ferguson still kept an eye on his old players and would watch games on television at home.
Well, that's according to veteran commentator Tyler, who revealed how he angered Ferguson with a 'careless' piece of commentary.
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During a Wolves game, Irwin was fouled and asked for a free-kick, which the referee waved away.
On commentary, Tyler said he would have got the foul if he was still at Man United.
His comment didn't go down well with Ferguson, who called him out for his commentary.
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Asked by Steve Sidwell on That Peter Crouch Podcast whether Ferguson or any other manager had given him a 'ticking off', Tyler replied: "Oh from him."
The 79-year-old added: "Yeah, and I owned up. And I'll happily tell you, it was... Denis Irwin had left Manchester United to go to Wolves.
"And in a Wolves game that he [Ferguson] was obviously watching at home, Denis Irwin asked for a free-kick and I said, 'I think he'd had got that if he was still playing for Man United'.
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"He was furious about that. And he was entitled to be. I called it... I said, 'I'm really sorry, that's careless commentary'."
Tyler also name-dropped Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish, who won the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in 1995.
He concluded: "I mean, Kenny Dalglish was always very hot and whatnot."