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Eric Abidal mistakenly thinks Andy Cole is former Manchester United strike partner Dwight Yorke

Abidal posted a picture from a TV studio with the wrong name

Tom Sheen
Wednesday 06 May 2015 10:40 BST
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(Twitter/Eric Abidal)

Former Barcelona defender Eric Abidal got himself a little bit confused in the TV studio as Juventus beat Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Abidal, who retired just before Christmas, was working for beIN Sports at Juventus Stadium, alongside former Real Madrid defender Michel Salgado, former Liverpool man Luis Garcia and ex-Manchester United striker Andy Cole.

The 35-year-old decided to share a group photo on his Twitter page... but mistook Cole for his one-time strike partner Dwight Yorke.

(Twitter/Eric Abidal)

Yorke and Cole were a massive part of Manchester United's 1998-99 treble winning campaign, where they scored 53 goals between them that season.

Abidal quickly deleted the picture after it started to get attention on the site, replacing it with the proper caption.

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