Peter Schmeichel Details Explosive Argument With Alex Ferguson & His Manchester United Exit In New SkyShowtime Documentary

A force of nature as a player, legendary goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel met an equally forceful character in his Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. One highlight of a new doc about Schmeichel is him and Ferguson weighing in on the time they had a full-blown stand-up row in the team changing rooms. It followed a disappointing draw with major rivals Liverpool in 1994, for which the manager held the goalie responsible.
In the film, former Man Utd player Gary Neville says the confrontation, which almost cost Schmeichel his Man Utd career, was “the most ferocious argument I have seen in my life between player and manager… I thought they were gonna fight.”
“Gary is right, it was ferocious, it was bad,” Schmeichel tells Deadline. “That dressing room was full of characters, strong-minded people who didn’t take direction lightly, and knew when [things were] good and knew when it was bad, they didn’t need to be told,...
In the film, former Man Utd player Gary Neville says the confrontation, which almost cost Schmeichel his Man Utd career, was “the most ferocious argument I have seen in my life between player and manager… I thought they were gonna fight.”
“Gary is right, it was ferocious, it was bad,” Schmeichel tells Deadline. “That dressing room was full of characters, strong-minded people who didn’t take direction lightly, and knew when [things were] good and knew when it was bad, they didn’t need to be told,...
- 2/5/2025
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
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