Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has lit the blue touch paper with an amazing attack on Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney ahead of today's game. The outrageous comments could spark an all-out war if the duo come face to face at Old Trafford today.
Assou-Ekotto said: "The tendency in football at the moment is that as long as you're not a prostitute sha**er then it's OK, it's no big deal.
"Wayne's not very well and it's a dirty thing for his wife to know he had relations with a prostitute. He was seeing the same bird for seven months."
The timing of Assou-Ekotto's outburst - in an interview with French football magazine So Foot - ahead of Spurs' clash with Manchester United tonight could hardly be worse.
Rooney is expected to be at the game after returning from his Dubai holiday.
And worried club insiders fear a confrontation if he spots Assou-Ekotto this evening.
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