Shaun Murphy has accused Ronnie O’ Sullivan of verbally abusing him back when he was 12 years old.

The duo have shared snooker’s spotlight for many years having battled for the sport’s major prizes.

But in the heat of battle, the pair haven’t always been on best terms having been embroiled in a few verbal exchanges along the way.

However, Murphy claims the pair’s gripes began when he was a child .

What did Murphy say about the incident?

"We fell out when I was young,” Murphy told David Hendon for the book Pots of Gold: A History of Snooker:

"Ronnie verbally abused me when I was 12 and I never forgave him. I vividly remember it.

"I still have immense respect for his levels of play as a snooker player. I watch in awe at the things he’s able to do, because I know how hard it is.

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