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Ex-Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has revealed he was pelted with coins by fans of fierce rivals Arsenal after he went to watch The Gunners .

Redknapp, 68, had signed autographs and posed for pictures with Arsenal fans on a ‘fantastic’ day out.

But as he left The Emirates stadium and drove into traffic, fans drinking at a pub near the stadium spotted their enemy’s former manager.

Redknapp, who has been out of work since February when he resigned from Queen’s Park Rangers, said around 15 men then threw coins at him and gave him abuse.

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He said: “I went to Arsenal and to be honest with you they were fantastic.

“The people you meet, everyone, I signed autographs and spoke with everybody.

“I come out and had a couple of pictures in my car with the lads who come over - they were Arsenal fans.

“Suddenly about 15 blokes outside of a pub there go off and I’m stuck in the traffic. They see me and bang, (they start) throwing coins and giving me abuse.

“You know it’s unreal. It’s always the small minority so they can spoil it for the rest and that for me is a big problem.”

Ex-Spurs boss Redknapp , who managed in North London from 2008 until 2012, told The Fantasy Football Club show on Sky Sports the abuse he receives as a manager is the worst thing about the job.

He was in attendance at Arsenal’s 4-1 demolition of Champions League-chasing rivals Liverpool on Saturday, April 4, when the alleged incident happened.

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He revealed what happened in the confrontation with Arsenal’s fans when the club’s former midfielder Paul Merson , who played under Redknapp at Portsmouth, quizzed him on his life in the game.

Merson asked: “Aside from losing, what is the least enjoyable thing about the job?”

Redknapp replied: “I dunno Merse - what’s not enjoyable I suppose is you’ve got to put up with some abuse at times.

“A lot of it is not good abuse and a lot of it is personal abuse, it’s filth.

“I see people there with their grandkids saying the most horrific things - it’s scary really.

“Most punters are fantastic and it’s a lovely game I’ve been brought up with.”

The former West Ham, Bournemouth and Southampton manager has left the door open for a return for management one day.

He said: “I’ve enjoyed my break. I wouldn’t want to do anything until next season and it would depend if anything interesting comes up.

“I’d like to go somewhere where I’ve got half a chance of doing something.

“If it wasn’t in the Premier League, I’d want to go to a club that could get promoted. I wouldn’t want to be stuck down the bottom, messing around all the time.”