Ryan Giggs has opened up about the bitter rivalry between Manchester United and Arsenal.
The feud between the two clubs was best personified by Roy Keane’s finger-pointing bust-up with Patrick Vieira in the tunnel in 2005.
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Manchester United and Arsenal players clash
Another memorable flash point was Martin Keown’s taunting of Ruud van Nistelrooy after his missed penalty in 2003, which preserved the Gunners’ incredible unbeaten record.
Giggs has claimed the dislike extended throughout the entire Arsenal squad.
“I didn’t like Arsenal,†he told the Daily Mail.
“I didn’t like Vieira ’cos he was dirty and got away with murder. I didn’t like Petit because he had long hair. I didn’t like Bergkamp.
“I didn’t like Pires even though when you meet him now he’s actually dead nice.
“I wouldn’t even look at them, didn’t know them and didn’t want to. I wouldn’t allow myself to rate any of them.”
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Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira confront each other
The two clubs were in a number of memorable battles while Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger were in the dugouts.
Giggs revealed just how they motivated themselves for these big games.
He added: “Berkgamp? Nah, I told myself he wasn’t as good as Eric Cantona. I wasn’t really that kind of person. It wasn’t really me.
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“But you had to get that in your head, that intense dislike. It was pure motivation.
“But deep down we knew. They were top drawer and that rivalry was everything to us. Deeper even than Liverpool at that time.”
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Martin Keown taunts Ruud van Nistelrooy
Keane’s bust-up with Vieira in 2005 was reportedly caused by the latter threatening Gary Neville.
United legend Paul Scholes claimed that Keane was merely sticking up for his team-mate.
Scholes said on the Channel 5 documentary The Feud: Ferguson v Wenger: “Vieira said something to Gary Neville in the warm-up, which was crazy really.
“A warm-up! Who’s thinking about saying something or talking to another player?
“Roy felt that Patrick was trying to bully him. I don’t think any of us could be bullied.”
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