Downing on the 2012 Double Red Cross Channel Clash: Ferdinand was like killing Kuyt

According to the Mirror, former Liverpool midfielder Downing recalled the clash between Manchester United and Liverpool players in the Old Trafford aisle in 2012, saying that Ferdinand hit Kuyt in the face in the players' tunnel, just like he was going to kill Kuyt.

Downing said: "Just before half-time, the ball fell to The Foot of Suarez, and at the sound of a whistle, he kicked the ball to the Manchester United bench, almost in a tense posture. We went into the players' tunnel and I don't know if it was premeditated, Vidic was not in the squad but in the players' tunnel, but this is just the beginning. Rooney ran down, and I remember I was in the back, but Rooney was behind me and asked, 'What happened?' I wanted to keep him from getting involved because he might punch people, and I thought Rooney was trying to cause a conflict, but Leo and Vidic made a big deal out of it, and Rayner got involved. I'm sure Leo sneaked into Kuyt's face, and without Kuyt noticing, Ferdinand hit him and said, 'I'm going to kill him.' Kuyt also lost his mind and shouted to kill Leo. ”

Before the match, Suarez chose not to shake hands with Evra. Ferguson, then-Manchester United manager, said it also led to Ferdinand snubbing the Uruguayan and could spark a clash.

Ferdinand said in an interview: "After seeing what happened, I decided not to shake his hand, I lost all respect for him. This problem could have been solved by the two players involved, after which things were not very good. ”

In this match, the two sides fought 0-0 in the first half. In the second half, Rooney scored two goals in the opening five minutes, and Suarez scored a goal for Liverpool, which led to United's 2-1 victory over Liverpool.

(Zhen Shiming)