They had the most bitter rivalry in the history of the Premier League and when Sir Alex Ferguson’s grudge match with Arsene Wenger was at its most fierce, the insults, fists and even pizza flew between Manchester United and Arsenal.
You wouldn’t have known it to hear the two men speak fondly of each other on Wednesday after becoming the first managers to be inducted into the Premier League’s Hall of Fame. Wenger did describe them as ‘two old boxers’ and it was an appropriate comparison.
But for a long time, it felt as though the warring bosses of United and Arsenal would never see eye to eye.