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Published on 2024-05-24 14:42:55
Former Manchester City midfielder Paul Bosvelt has admitted his infamous tackle on Manchester United’s Dennis Irwin wasn’t planned, and even shocked him.
The former Manchester City midfielder has been speaking to Algemeen Dagblad about his career, and the rivalry he enjoyed with Manchester United during his time at a Citizen.
The Dutchman only made 65 appearances for Manchester City after arriving from Feyenoord in a €1.5m deal in July 2003.He thoroughly enjoyed his time at the club, even though it only lasted two years before he returned to the Netherlands with Heerenveen in July 2005.
He arrived in Manchester with something of a reputation after a famous clash with Manchester United’s Dennis Irwin in the Champions League.
That saw Irwin taken off the pitch with a suspected broken leg after Bosvelt struck him with a ferocious tackle, which was beamed across the world as viewers watched on TV.
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