2:05 Clive Mendonca opens up about his play-off heroics for Charlton in 1998 and apologises to Sunderland fans for his celebrations Clive Mendonca opens up about his play-off heroics for Charlton in 1998 and apologises to Sunderland fans for his celebrationsClive Mendonca has apologised to Sunderland fans - 21 years since his iconic gun celebration that led to him receiving death threats. Clive Mendonca celebrates"But I came back and walked into the pubs with my mates and everyone was sound. In Nissan it is half Newcastle and half Sunderland, and it is funny - the Newcastle fans love me and the Sunderland fans hate me! Michael Gray is consoled by his team-mates after the play-off final against Charlton"A few weeks later my wife and I went to Ayia Napa on holiday. And had it not been for then-Sunderland manager Reid signing Kevin Phillips instead, Mendonca could have got his wish and that emotional Wembley day could have been avoided.

Source: Sky sports May 23, 2019 21:22 UTC