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'He went ballistic at me!': Danny Higginbotham reveals Peter Schmeichel raged at him for NOT sending Denis Irwin 'flying' during Manchester United training session Danny Higginbotham has recalled a feisty encounter with Peter Schmeichel Schmeichel raged at him after not going full-blooded into a tackle in training The never-say-die spirit was the recipe to United's treble success back in 1999 United won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League 20 years ago 

By Jonathan Spencer For Mailonline

Published: 00:03 BST, 24 May 2019 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 24 May 2019

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Danny Higginbotham has fascinatingly revealed the time Peter Schmeichel raged at him for not taking out Denis Irwin during Manchester United training.

Higginbotham featured a handful of times for the first-team during a period of dominance for United, which saw them win the historic treble in 1999. 

And during one of his first times training with Sir Alex Ferguson's star-studded squad, the Englishman has recalled an intimidating encounter with former goalkeeper Schmeichel during training for not going full-blooded into a tackle.

Danny Higginbotham had a feisty encounter with Peter Schmeichel during Man United training

Danny Higginbotham had a feisty encounter with Peter Schmeichel during Man

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