Mills writhing in agony after Le Saux's two-footed lunge
Steven Gerrard on George Boateng
Premiership, September 2001
England international Steven Gerrard was shown the third red card of his professional career for his reckless challenge on Aston Villa's George Boateng.
The Liverpool midfielder needlessly launched himself at Boateng on the half-way line, catching the Dutchman full on the shin with his studs.
Gerrard was duly sent off as everyone watched to see if the Villa player would recover from the tackle.
Fortunately Boateng did not sustain any serious injury in what was a career-threatening challenge.
Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier jumped to the defence of Gerrard, claiming Boateng was a "good actor".
But once he has studied the TV replay, even the Frenchman conceded the tackle had been a bad one.
Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haaland
Premiership, April 2001
What was meant to be a passionate local derby turned into a revenge match for Roy Keane.
The Manchester United hardman missed most of the 1997/98 season after damaging cruciate ligaments fouling Haaland, who was then at Leeds.
The Old Trafford club failed to collect any silverware that term, the absence of their inspirational skipper proving crucial.
Keane spent a long period in rehabilitation for the injury but failed to control his Haaland-induced demons when the two came face to face last season.
The Irishman was sent off for the eighth time in his eight-year United career when he caught Haaland high and late on the knee.
The violent tackle sent shock waves through the soccer world, but Keane was still only given the mandatory three-match ban.
Haaland adopted a philosophical approach on what could have proved a career-ending tackle.
"I must upgrade my insurance the next time we play Manchester United," he quipped.
Harald Schumacher on Patrick Battiston
World Cup, July 1982
After a memorable game West Germany won through to the World Cup final with victory over France on penalties.
The semi-final is, however, more noteworthy for Schumacher's challenge on Battiston than the quality of the football on show.
In the first half, the West German goalkeeper had warmed up with fouls on Didier Six and Manual Amoros before he cynically clattered into Battiston.
The Frenchman had only been on the pitch five minutes when he raced onto a through ball from Michel Platini.
As Battiston focused on the ball Schumacher came racing off his line focusing on the man.
Battiston was unconscious after the collision and left the field on a stretcher.
Remarkably the referee did not show Schumacher a card of any colour and he stayed on the pitch to play an important part in the penalty shoot-out.
In a poll in France after the World Cup, Schumacher was voted the most hated man in the world - one place ahead of Hitler.
Ron "Chopper" Harris on Eddie Gray
FA Cup Final, April 1970
In the 1970's Chelsea and Leeds United were from opposite ends of the footballing spectrum.
Leeds played dour combative football while the Blues walked on to the pitch with a Kings Road swagger.
However, the Stamford Bridge side were equally aggressive on occasions and none more so than in the 1970 Cup final.
After a 2-2 draw at Wembley, the teams met at Old Trafford 18 days later but tempers still remained frayed.
Jack Charlton up-ended Peter Osgood on the touchline and Billy Bremner was as tenacious as ever.
But when Harris tackled Gray all other efforts were put into the shade.
"Chopper" Harris launched himself at Gray landing his studs in his midriff.
Gray was not one to stay down.
He dusted himself down and picked himself up but was unable to lift his team who lost the replay 2-1.
Paul Gascoigne on Gary Charles
FA Cup Final, May 1991
Gascoigne has always made headlines as much for his sheer brilliance on the field of play as his madness on it.
The midfielder was at the height of his powers in the 1991 season and his form had carried Spurs to the FA Cup final against Nottingham Forest.
From the off it was clear that Gascoigne was pumped up for the occasion - his last in a Spurs shirt - and early in the game he went in high on Gary Parker landing his studs on the midfielder's chest.
Moments later Gascoigne lunged at Forest full-back Charles, recklessly cutting him down.
It soon became apparent that the tackle had greater repercussions for Gascoigne than Charles as the Lazio-bound midfielder hobbled on before finally falling to the ground in agony.
Referee Roger Milford had not shown Gascoigne a card of any colour and it was evident that he had punished himself enough.
It took months of rehabilitation before he was back on a football pitch.
However the midfield maestro never regained his form over a sustained period of time and remarkably time would show that he failed to heed the lesson of Wembley 1991.
After a catalogue of injuries and mishaps through the nineties Gascoigne again injured himself in a reckless tackle in February 2000.
While at Middlesbrough he lunged into a tackle with Aston Villa's George Boateng only for history to repeat itself.
This time Gascoigne was helped from the pitch nursing a broken forearm.
Eric Cantona on a Crystal Palace fan
Premiership, January 1995
Cantona had always been known for his hot-headed temper but it took a while for him to show his true colours in the Premiership.
But from 1994 the Old Trafford playmaker showed the characteristics that had earned him a reputation in French football before he crossed the Channel.
Cantona showed his alter ego when Manchester United travelled to Swindon.
The Frenchman was dismissed after stamping on John Moncur and only four days later he saw red again when United played at Highbury.
Cantona's fits of pique reached a peak in January 1995 at Selhurst Park.
After receiving another red card he flipped as he walked along the touchline and stretched the boundaries of horror tackles to new levels.
Cantona launched himself, kung-fu style, into the crowd at a Palace supporter who had taunted him.
However, after a lengthy ban, Cantona showed that unlike Gascoigne he had learnt his lesson as he took his influence on the pitch to new levels and helped United to reach new heights.