David Seaman remembers ‘great friend’ Alex Manninger following his death aged 48

SportFootballDavid Seaman remembers ‘great friend’ Alex Manninger following his death aged 48Tributes have been paid to the former goalkeeper, who helped Arsenal win the double in 1998.Philip Duncan Thursday 16 April 2026 18:52 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"07db883f-7214-442b-ba0e-861d86dc18a2","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/david-seaman-arsenal-austria-salzburg-premier-league-b2959294.html","title":"David Seaman remembers ‘great friend’ Alex Manninger following his death aged 48"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-27797","index":0}Alex Manninger has died at the age of 48 (Tom Hevezi/PA). (PA Archive)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}David Seaman said his “great friend” and former team-mate Alex Manninger will be remembered as a “massive player” in Arsenal’s history followin...