Alan McManus has warned Hossein Vafaei that he's "playing a dangerous game" after stepping up his war of words with Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The pair will meet in the last 16 of the Snooker World Championship on Friday, with the contest at the Crucible billed as a grudge match. That's because Vafaei will face defending champion O'Sullivan for the first time since calling on him to retire last year, claiming that the English icon was "not good for the game" and "sometimes disrespectful" with his comments about other players.
After beating Chinese star Ding Junhui 10-6 in the first round on Monday, world number 23 Vafaei upped the ante by saying he has an "opportunity for revenge" against O'Sullivan, who's already told the Iranian: "Don't rattle my cage." Now Vafaei, 28, has also been warned over his behaviour by McManus, recalling comments which O'Sullivan made 21 years ago before being left red-faced.
