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It was Bill Shankly who famously said that some people believed football was a matter
of life and death, but it was in fact much, much more important than that. And one Manchester
United fan has taken his words to heart, despite him managing bitter rivals Liverpool. So upset
was he after the Red Devils were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Sunderland, that
he felt compelled to call police, drunk.
Hello. You are through to the police. How can I help?
Could I speak to Sir Alex Ferguson please?
Not by a 999 line, I'm afraid. No.
Er... Sir Alex... The result is all wrong. They had extra time and it was a total and
utter load of rubbish.
Sir, you're actually on a 999 police line. Is there any crime you'd need to report to
the police this evening?
Yeah, a crime. Yeah, I'll report a crime.
And what crime is that?
The crime is that Manchester United, Manchester United were absolutely knackered.
Greater Manchester Police said that while it accepted that it can be a sad and depressing
moment when your football team loses a game, 999 was only to be used for emergencies.
The force suggested that if people did want to speak to Sir Alex about recent results,
they should try ringing Manchester United directly instead, where they would probably,
but not definitely, have a much better chance of getting through to him than ringing police.