European Nights | "I'm surprised Sir Alex didn't chase Mourinho down the touchline"

Football's Greatest Eras with Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt

This week's episode focusses on European nights: the teams, the players, the fights and the freezing cold nights away from home.

The lads discuss why they loved playing in Europe and reflect on some of the players they lined up against including Zidane, Messi, Del Piero, Seedorf and R9: What was it like to have Messi running directly at you? Which midfielder would snarl, 'Don't touch me'? And which were their favourite places to play?

They recall the infamous away match at Galatasaray, the trip to Russia that left one United player covered in bites from bed bugs and remember the disappointments against Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Jose Mourinho's Porto.

There's also take a detour as they discuss the trip to Brazil in 2000 and how two players went on an unsanctioned hang-gliding trip over Rio. The gaffer was not pleased...

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