The Own Goal Controversy That Haunted Egil Ostenstad for 30 Years: Did Alex Ferguson’s Influence Change Football History?
The Norwegian picks up the story from here, telling FourFourTwo: “For my third goal, I went around Peter Schmeichel and passed the ball into the empty net.
“Phil Neville was sliding in to stop the goal and he touched the ball just before it went in. For some strange reason, they decided it was an own goal, so I think I’m only credited with two.
But I still have the match ball, so, for me, it’ll be three goals no matter what. I got my goal bonus as well.
“Maybe Alex Ferguson had a word with the committee because he didn’t like someone scoring a hat-trick against his team!”
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