Roy Keane and Teddy Sheringham did not speak to each other for three of their four years together at Manchester United following a bitter feud after a night out.
The Star state that their lengthy quarrel was made all the more stranger because they had also been team-mates at former club Nottingham Forest - and were part of a hugely successful dressing room at Old Trafford.
As detailed in upcoming book '1999: Manchester United, the Treble and All That' the pair clashed during a during a bus journey back from a night on the town back in 1998.
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"All of a sudden, Keany said: 'Why don't you f*** off back to London in your f***ing red Ferrari and your penthouse?"' Sheringham said as reported by The Times.
"I went 'Eh?' And he says, 'Yeah, f*** off back to London'."
Sheringham goes on to explain that he lashed out at Keane verbally before things got physical, with Keane, who had an injured leg, grabbing him by the tie and starting to grapple him.
Having been separated by team-mates, Sheringham said that he couldn't sleep that night thinking that things would kick off again the following day.
However, Sheringham said that Keane offered the silent treatment - and that the future club captain didn't again speak a word to him before he left in 2001.
During the period of their dispute, the club won the treble in 1999 and two future Premier League titles under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson before the striker left to return to Tottenham.
In his 2002 autobiography, Keane spoke about their feud, with Sheringham also having a notable falling out with Andy Cole until a recent reunion.
He said: "Teddy arrived for training on his first day at the club in his red Ferrari, every inch the confident Londoner. The chemistry between us was never right."
The pair shared a pitch together on 131 occasions across their two clubs - showing that you don't have to be pals off the pitch to work in unison on a match day.
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