'After a break, he appeared in our room with two policemen, pointed to me and said: 'He's not to go back out again.''
It's hard to pick just one standout moment from the 190 Manchester derbies that have ever taken place, but for Lou Macari, there is one that is still fresh in his memory. The day Greater Manchester police were called into Manchester United's dressing room to stop him from playing.
United would go on to be relegated from the First Division at the end of the season, but a month earlier they made the visit to their local rivals, who were parading expensive debutants Dennis Tueart and Micky Horswill in the match. Doyle, famous for his hatred of the Reds, scythed down Macari, who got back onto his feet and threw the ball at the City hardman in retaliation.
On another day, it might only have earned a talking to, part and parcel of a local rivalry, but that was not the case with controversial referee Thomas in charge. "It was only a trip from Mike, and mine was only a minor retaliation. It was what you'd expect in those days following an incident like that in a derby. It was a bit dramatic of Clive, but that went hand in hand with him.
Thomas, as you might have guessed, was having none of it, ordering both sets of players off the pitch before he would entertain the idea of letting the match resume.
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