Peter Schmeichel and Micah Richards clash in heated on-air debate after Man Utd legend slams Man City fans

Peter Schmeichel and Micah Richards came to blows during Wednesday's CBS coverage of the Champions League, when the former Denmark goalkeeper called out Manchester City's fans.

City opened their European campaign at the Etihad on Wednesday night as they faced Inter Milan in the brand new Champions League format.

Despite getting the perfect start to their domestic season, Pep Guardiola's men failed to put the ball in the net and had to settle for a 0-0 draw.

It was the first time City have ever opened their Champions League campaign in a goalless stalemate, but they were probably lucky to come away with a point.

Inter looked by far the more dangerous side in both halves, with former Man United man Matteo Darmian squandering a huge opportunity in the second half when he refused to pull the trigger despite being one one-on-one.

Following the game former United and City star Peter Schmeichel called out the atmosphere at the Etihad during the game, claiming the stadium was 'absolutely dead'.

Schmeichel told CBS Sports: "I don't think it's a good draw. I thought it was a really, really boring game. I'm sorry to say that. I thought Inter did really well in stopping Man City.

"I like good football and I like excitement from the crowd. It was dead. The Etihad today was absolutely dead. The only people we could hear were the Inter supporters who were quite good. But there's no atmosphere in the Etihad today", he added.

The goalkeeper, who made 29 Premier League appearances for City between 2002 and 2003, stressed that on a Champions League night against the Italian Champions the stadium should have been bouncing.

"Normally you'd think "well, a big European night", but it didn't happen for them," he explained.

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Unsurprisingly, the City slander didn't go down too well with CBS' Micah Richards, who instantly jumped to the club's defense.

"Are you disrespecting my club?" He asked.

Richards was keen to bring up the Etihad's atmosphere during the weekend's 2-1 win against Brentford where the Premier League champions came from behind to secure their fourth win of the season.

"You should have been there on Saturday, Pete," Micah continued.

But Schmeichel already had a defense lined up, claiming: "They might have left the atmosphere there on Saturday. Honestly, it was so flat."