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Lehmann – My view of the 'Pizzagate' incident

In October 2004, Manchester United ended our hopes of making it to 50 games unbeaten on a controversial afternoon at Old Trafford.

Tensions spilt over into the tunnel at Old Trafford after the final whistle, resulting in reports that Sir Alex Ferguson was struck by a slice of pizza.

Speaking exclusively to our 'In Lockdown' podcast, Jens Lehmann gave his account of the match and post-match fireworks in the tunnel.

"It was so obvious that Wayne Rooney went for a dive," he said. "It was a little bit disappointing for myself. I wanted to go to the corner where Ruud van Nistelrooy put the penalty, but Patrick [Vieira] came to me and said, 'You know where he's going.