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Sunderland boss Bruce reveals the day Ince turned a gun on Man Utd manager Ferguson

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has revealed the day former Manchester United teammate Paul Ince pulled a gun on Sir Alex Ferguson!

Sunderland face Ince's Notts County in the FA Cup today.

"We saw him do it," Bruce said. "He was only 21 or 22 and he brought a big air rifle in to shoot him. Fergie must have shouted at him or something like that to provoke it!

"It was tongue in cheek but he knocked on the door, poked the gun through and said, 'You'd better stop picking on me and you'd better play me on Saturday!'

"He was larger than life and a good character to have around. I don't think Fergie had been attacked with a rifle before."

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