I will wait for UEFA's decision. Jordan was busting my balls for the whole of the second-half but I should never have done what I did. There is no justification. I have no problem with the Spurs players. Vedran Corluka left the stadium on crutches and with a medical boot on his right foot after a horrendous two-footed tackle from Mathieu Flamini that French referee Stephane Lannoy only deemed worthy of a yellow card.
Matchwinner Peter Crouch, meanwhile, hailed Tottenham's refusal to rise to Milan's provocation as they took a huge step towards a place in the quarter-finals. We just didn't get involved with it - there was a bit of a fracas at the end but we are just happy with the win. I think he has apologised to Corluka - he came in the dressing room - so there's no hard feelings there.
It was his reaction afterwards that frustrated us - he was trying to lift the crowd but we all knew it was a bad tackle. Spurs host Milan in three weeks and will now be favourites to progress but Crouch insisted the job is not yet complete.
One on occasion, though, the World Cup winner tried to bite off far more than he could chew, when he squared up to then Tottenham assistant manager Joe Jordan, during a Champions League tie in In the round of 16 clash at the San Siro, a Peter Crouch goal would gift Spurs the victory on a frustrating night for the Italians, which ended with Gattuso making what could have been the most catastrophic error of his career, when he attempted to pick a fight with Joe Jordan - a year-old Scotsman with no front teeth who had made a career out of scoring goals and generally being absolutely fucking terrifying.
Luckily for Gattuso, his attempt at throttling Jordan was cut short as other players intervened, but the former Manchester United and Leeds United striker, who himself spent two years playing for Milan between and , was in the mood for a fight, taking his glasses off and handing them to a nearby Spurs substitute. The former Scotland international spoke exclusively to Sportsmail reporter Matt Barlow.
Jordan, now 66, began his career at Morton before enjoying spells for the likes of AC Milan. Jordan would have made a fortune from image rights had there been such a thing in the days he tormented goalkeepers and central defenders with his aggression and fearless nature.
The missing teeth added a layer of intimidation and earned him a role in an amusing Heineken ad campaign for the World Cup. He still has the original artwork used in the poster where a glass of lager refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach and a sparkling new smile appears.
An advert makes reference to Jordan losing his front teeth during his first game in a Leeds shirt. MILAN were in strife when they called in Newly promoted to Serie A after relegation enforced by a betting scandal and far from the all-conquering force they once were.
It opened up a lot for me. For me, I would go. Even for a centre forward accustomed to European and international football the close attention of Italian defenders was a test of patience. You can play a lot more and you get free-kicks and freedom if your position and body shape is right and the ball into you is good. Milan took an instant hold of Jordan and has refused to let go, even 30 years after the family had returned to England.
For my mother he bought a silk scarf which my daughter still has, he bought something for my wife and a watch for my lawyer who helped me through the deal. He was a classy guy. With his wife Judith, he visits friends in the village of Burago, 12 miles north-east of Milan where they lived, and seldom without taking in a game at the San Siro. He follows Serie A and since leaving his role as a coach at Middlesbrough last year the year-old has been brushing up on his Italian grammar.
Every day before training you would sit and have a coffee with the press if they wanted to talk to you. It was intense but I was 29, experienced and still fit. It was a good age to go. Everything was new but I went with the flow. I tried to learn the language and the players tried to speak English. He was all right, Capello.
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