Alan Shearer knew Roy Keane would be waiting for him at the top of the tunnel when the final whistle went at St James' Park.
Keane had been sent off just seconds earlier after being 'done like a kipper' by Shearer in the closing stages of Newcastle's 4-3 win against Manchester United, and the Irishman was still raging as his opposite number climbed the stairs on the way to the dressing room.
If Shearer and Keane had got their way, these captains would have had it out in the tunnel there and then. There was not a camera in sight as insults were exchanged and voices were raised, and Warren Barton was among those who soon found himself caught in the thick of it.
