Man Utd rivals Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole ended bitter feud in nightclub
Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole had plenty of opportunity to squash their beef while playing alongside each other for Manchester United and England, but ended up doing so in a nightclub
Manchester United legends Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole were bitter rivals for decades - until a chance meeting in a nightclub saw them bury the hatchet.
The pair played alongside each other 99 times for club and country but remarkably never spoke to each other. Their feud stemmed from an incident on England duty in 1995.
Cole, who was coming on to make his Three Lions debut against Uruguay, saw his offer of a handshake snubbed by Sheringham as he made way. From that point forwards, they didn't see eye-to-eye.
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That was until they crossed paths unexpectedly long after their respective careers had ended. Speaking to talkSPORT, Sheringham recalled: "Probably about 10 years after we finished playing, I was in a nightclub with a couple of pals.
"Andy was in the nightclub and I saw him walking towards me and I thought to myself, ‘He looks a little bit stern, this looks a bit naughty’.
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"I just looked over his shoulder and his wife Shirley was in the background, and I could see her looking over and looking a little bit apprehensive.
"I thought ‘Hello, this could turn a bit nasty’, I don’t know whether he’s going to try and put one on me or what. He walked over and he said, ‘Ted look, let’s let bygones be bygones and forget about what’s happened and move on’.
"He put his hand out and I was like, ‘Wow, I did not expect that Andy’. But yeah I’m happy to do that, put my hand out and shook hands."
Despite their differences, Sheringham and Cole spent a hugely successful four years together at United between 1997 and 2001. They won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and the unforgettable Champions League triumph in 1999.
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