LONDON -- There is nothing this column likes more than an exclusive though it would normally be a player moving to another club or a manager quitting than a culinary scoop.

Christopher Davies

But as the fallout from Manchester United's 2-0 victory over Arsenal last Sunday rumbles on, I can reveal it was not, in fact, soup (variously described as tomato, carrot, pea or vegetable in reports) that was tossed at Sir Alex Ferguson in the after-match fracas in the tunnel as was reported widely. It was a jug of orange juice.