Roy Keane and Alex Ferguson in 'awkward' plane encounter
Alex Ferguson and Roy Keane were once a manager-captain team at Manchester United - but famously fell out over content written in their autobiographies.
And if the reported atmosphere during a chance meeting on a flight from Paris to the UK is anything to go by, they haven't made up yet.
Alex Ferguson was in Paris with his wife Cathy working as a UEFA ambassador, while Keane was returning from commentating at the Chelsea game with Paris-Saint-Germain.
According to the Irish Independent, Keane had accused Ferguson of telling "lies, basic lies" about him in his latest book.
The pair both boarded an Air France flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Manchester and, apparently, completely ignored each other.
Daniel Taylor, of the Guardian, gave an account, saying: "Keane sat impassively by the window. On the other side, Ferguson was three rows back. Two men who once had so much in common but who now give the impression they would rather not share one another's oxygen.
The plane had not even taken off before another passenger was speculating whether the flight might have to be diverted due to air-rage."
Taylor added: "Ferguson and his wife, Cathy, had been first on the flight after he was recognised by a member of Air France's staff and moved to the front of the queue.
"Keane was the last after hanging back. As the Irishman took his seat, Cathy gave her husband a nudge. Ferguson took one look, narrowed his eyes and then lifted up his newspaper to continue reading the sports pages. That newspaper was a handy shield over the next hour or so in the air."
Keane was reportedly first off the plane upon landing and the former friends never spoke.
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