Former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt has revealed he is banned from his local recycling tip following a row with a worker in Altrincham.
The 51-year-old former England star said he got into a blazing confrontation at the site, thought to be the Woodhouse Lane Recycling Centre, after an attendant barred him from entering. The worker believed his Range Rover was a commercial vehicle because the rear seats were folded down.
Speaking on The Good, The Bad and The Football Podcast, Butt explained that the incident left him raging after he attempted to drop off rubbish he had collected at home. He said: "I've got a lot of c**p from the house, bit of cardboard I missed the bin man last week, so I've got a few smelly bags. So I put the windows down, obviously my seats were down and apparently I'm not going in because of it."
Butt claimed the attendant accused him of hiding items, saying: "Your windows are blacked out because you're sneaking stuff into it, into the tip." Butt responded: "No, it's standard, mate."
Confrontation at the recycling site
After defying the worker's orders, Butt drove up the ramp into the facility. He said: "I thought, well, I'm there now, I'm gonna go for it. So I've got up the ramp, I see this bloke getting up trying to chase me up the hill, but he's got his walkie-talkie out."
He added: "So I've literally got up the top, throw all the bags out, and I'm going back down the hill, and he's going mad at me. Anyway, I'm banned from the tip."
Butt hosts the podcast alongside former Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes and comedian and television presenter Paddy McGuinness. The former United players recently caused controversy on the show after being criticised for their opinions on Lisandro Martinez.
During his playing career at Old Trafford, Butt won the Champions League, six Premier League titles and three FA Cups. He left Manchester United in the summer of 2004 to join Newcastle in a deal worth £2.5million. Since his retirement, Butt has served as chief executive of League Two side Salford City and spent five years as head of Manchester United's academy.
