Duncan Ferguson apologises after ‘throwing around’ presenter in Monday Night Football studio

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Duncan Ferguson somewhat rolled back the years as he got physical with Sky Sports presenter Dave Jones on Monday Night Football. The former Everton and Newcastle forward had a notorious reputation for being one of football’s hard men during his 16-year playing career and didn’t hesitate in getting his hands on Jones live on TV. There was plenty of this on the pitch during Ferguson’s playing daysSky SportsHowever, Ferguson was merely demonstrating what Nuno Espirito Santo is like on the training pitchSky SportsHowever, viewers will be pleased to know it wasn’t an aggressive encounter between the pair when Ferguson manhandled Jones in the studio; instead, it was Ferguson demonstrating Nuno Espirito Santo’s coaching methods on the training ground.Ferguson revealed he did his B coaching licence with the new West Ham boss and shed light on the Portuguese’s literal hands-on approach.“He was persnickety on the detail,” Ferguson said of Nuno. “When he was doing his coaching, he’d move you around.”The Scot then proceeded to grab Jones, who was standing next to him, and add: “So if you were a centre-back and you weren’t in position, he’d say, ‘You get there, stand there, son’. He’d do that with every player, even me!“He actually got told off for it. He manhandled people to get them in position.“He’s strong on the defensive work; you can see that in the work he’s already done. “You can see how they’re going to be, they’re going to be off the ball, sit in a low block, try and counter-attack if they can.“He’s a very good defensive coach.”After being rather unexpectedly dragged from pillar to post by Ferguson, Jones recovered any composure he may have lost to say: “That’s a lifetime ambition, being thrown around by Duncan Ferguson!”Ferguson then apologised to Jones for giving him a fright. View Tweet: https://t.co/CecIxXV96TNo TV presenters were harmed in Ferguson’s physical demonstrationSky SportsNew era at West HamThe amusing moment in the Sky Sports studio came in the build-up to Nuno’s first match in charge of West Ham, which saw them battle to a 1-1 draw at Everton. The appointment of Nuno, who was sacked as Nottingham Forest boss earlier this month, was announced over the weekend.The former Wolves and Tottenham Hotspur boss replaces Graham Potter at the London Stadium. Familiar problems experienced under Potter emerged in the first half at Hill Dickinson Stadium when an unmarked Michael Keane headed the Toffees in front. But the Hammers improved vastly after the break, with Jarrod Bowen’s deflected strike securing a point for them.Speaking after the game, Bowen said: “It’s a big point for us, I think we had chances to win the game. I think they had chances as well, so on reflection probably a fair result. Bowen’s 65th-minute strike ensured West Ham took a point from their trip to MerseysideGettyThis is the fourth Premier League club Nuno has managedGetty“It speaks to the character of the team, going down 1-0, and we said at half-time it’s only one goal, whether it takes us until 90 minutes, 95 minutes, and we knew we’d get our chances. “And in the end, we defended well when they were pushing for a winner, and we were as well. Not a bad result.”The result means West Ham remain in the Premier League’s relegation zone with four points from six matches. Their only win this season came in a 3-0 triumph against Forest in August, which proved to be Nuno’s final match in charge of the club.