THREAT TO IMMORTALITY

Last updated : 01 October 2004 By Editor

It's widely reported that two Arsenal players had to be separated on Wednesday night after a bust up and surprisingly the fight wasn't over who could sleep in Arsene Wenger's bed.

Patrick Vieira and Lauren are said to have 'confronted' each other on the team coach after the dismal 1-1 draw against Norwegian side Rosenborg. This is what the Guardian had to say

Arsenal's Patrick Vieira and Lauren had to be separated by team-mates when
they squared up to each other on the team coach after the 1-1 Champions
League draw with Rosenborg on Wednesday, according to reports last night.

The result was a disappointment for the Premiership champions and Lauren was blamed for failing to stop the move that led to Roar Strand's 52nd-minute
equalliser.

The full-back is reported to have left the Arsenal dressing room 10 minutes
before the other players and boarded the team bus. Vieira followed him on to the coach and the confrontation took place. The pair were separated and Vieira
returned to the dressing room.

Rosenborg's head of security, Hallgeir Stokken, said: "There was an argument
between two players which turned into a physical confrontation. I have been told that other Arsenal players had to step in to separate them."

Terje Marriott is head of the Securitas company which was in charge of the
stewarding and security at the stadium.

He said: "I have received an official report from the employee who saw the
episode on the bus and who yelled to the police to assist him.

"There were no punches or kicks but they definitely had a good grip on each
other." Oooh er!