‘Leaving Alan Shearer out was f**king ridiculous, so I told Ruud Gullit. I went in early and gave it to him’ Duncan Ferguson recalls his showdown with Newcastle United’s manager the morning after the club's derby defeat to Sunderland in the rain

Duncan Ferguson recalls confronting Newcastle United manager Ruud Gullit after Alan Shearer was left out of the starting lineup for a crucial derby against Sunderland. The decision to start Paul Robinson and Silvio Maric instead of Shearer and Ferguson was heavily criticized.