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Villa hero Daley pays tribute to ex-Man Utd fullback Irwin

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sun, 12/06/2009 - 11:05

Aston Villa hero Tony Daley says former Manchester United fullback Denis Irwin was his toughest opponent.

Daley is now fitness coach at Wolves.

And when asked his toughest opponent, he told the Sunday Times: "Denis Irwin of Manchester United. The other one was Tony Dorigo but, fortunately, he joined me at Villa. I didn’t get any change out of Denis. I would get past him but all of a sudden, he would get a tackle in or get the ball off you. He was like a rash. "

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