Nobody mentioned this then?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/6962016.stmSir Alex Ferguson says Manchester United are investigating Liverpool over their attempts to sign Gabriel Heinze.
Heinze left Old Trafford for Real Madrid, but only after a protracted attempt to join Liverpool which went to a Premier League arbitration panel.
Reds boss Rafael Benitez was unhappy with the three-man panel's verdict.
But United boss Ferguson said: "
We are looking at Liverpool's whole role in this. We are not letting them off with it. That is what we are investigating."
Heinze argued that a letter signed by Red Devils chief executive David Gill - citing a fee at which a deal could be done - constituted an agreement to sell.
But the Premier League ruled in United's favour, ending any hope of them selling to rivals Liverpool. Heinze was instead sold to Spanish side Real.
Benitez said he was 100% confident that Heinze would be allowed to move to Anfield and hit out at the Premier League and United after the ruling.
Asked whether he was alleging Liverpool had 'tapped up' Heinze, Ferguson replied: "We will see how it comes out. David Gill is working on that at the moment. We will get to the bottom of it."
Ferguson was also quick to hit back at Benitez's jibe that United enjoy favouritism in the drafting of the fixture list.
"It is disappointing stuff," said Ferguson. "He talks about the fixtures. He should have seen our fixtures over the last two or three seasons.
"There was never any chance of Liverpool winning that case, so Rafa clearly did not read the Premier League rules. It is just churlish."
Two words. Piss head.
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