by Press Association May 4 2018, 10.31pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedInEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Want to read more?Subscribe today from £1 a week Burnley will not attempt to compete with Sir Alex Ferguson’s leaving present for Arsene Wenger, but manager Sean Dyche has promised his side will be worthy opponents at the Emirates. Wenger received an unusually warm welcome and a commemorative silver vase from his old rival Ferguson ahead of last week’s defeat at Old Trafford and will lead the Gunners on home turf for the final time on Sunday. The Clarets will form a guard of honour before the match, but Dyche has no plans to outgun United’s memento. “I couldn’t see what it was, but knowing the class of Manchester United…if it was a vase I’d be thinking maybe not from a chain store,” he joked. “There’s a fair shout Sir Alex’s wine cost more than the vase. I’m a lager man. From these … [Read more...] about Sean Dyche won’t try to compete with Sir Alex Ferguson’s gift for Arsene Wenger
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David De Gea reveals all on Sir Alex Ferguson’s incredible man management skills
David De Gea has lifted the lid on the supreme man management skills of legendary former boss Sir Alex Ferguson. The Scot took De Gea to Old Trafford as a 20-year-old, showing incredible faith in the then youngster to be the long-term successor to Edwin van der Sar. Ferguson famously missed only the third Manchester United game in his illustrious tenure, a League Cup match at Scunthorpe, to go and watch De Gea play for Atletico Madrid against Valencia. He had already sent goalkeeper coach Eric Steele to watch De Gea on 20 separate occasions, and made his mind up on the flight home from Spain that the young shot-stopper would be his new No.1. But it was in De Gea's second season, amid criticism of some of his displays, that Fergie told the world how brilliant De Gea was, which made the Spaniard feel 'emboldened'. De Gea told the Daily Mail of how Fergie talked him up in a press conference at the Bernabeu prior to a Champions League match against Real Madrid. Read More … [Read more...] about David De Gea reveals all on Sir Alex Ferguson’s incredible man management skills
How Man Utd would have looked if Sir Alex Ferguson stayed and signed targets
United may have had a frontline of Cristiano Ronaldo , Marco Reus and Robert Lewandowski had Sir Alex Ferguson not retired in 2013. The Scot only told a handful of people of his plans to hang up his hairdryer as United closed in on a record 20th league title and he had already been planning ahead for next season. Ferguson had held meetings about the club's pre-season tour of Australia and had even been talking about prospective targets at scouting meetings with his coaching staff. Rene Meulensteen, who worked as a first-team coach under Ferguson, told MEN Sport that United were looking at Mats Hummels, Ilkay Gundogan and Marco Reus at the time. And, piecing together observations from other figures of that time, Ferguson was not intending to stop there. Patrice Evra, for example, previously revealed that Ferguson was convinced Ronaldo was returning to the club before the 71-year-old stepped aside. "He even told me '99 per cent, Cristiano Ronaldo will come'. I was like, 'Wow, we are … [Read more...] about How Man Utd would have looked if Sir Alex Ferguson stayed and signed targets
Arsene Wenger reveals what his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson is like now
Arsene Wenger has described his clashes with Sir Alex Ferguson as "very, very heated moments" - but reveals the pair are friends now. The Arsenal boss shared one of the Premier League's greatest rivalries when Fergie was in charge of Manchester United . But, since Sir Alex's retirement in 2013, the Frenchman insists they've put their differences behind them. Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of Saturday's big Premier League game at Old Trafford, Wenger explained: "Every manager will tell you what hurts really is losing a football game. All the rest, you forget. "I had very, very, very heated moments with Sir Alex Ferguson but today I am very happy to see him and we share a good glass of red wine. "What you never forget is disappointing people, to have a disappointing result and to not play well." Wenger has also clashed several times with current United manager Jose Mourinho, someone he has NEVER beaten in a league game. However, he insists Saturday's match should have nothing to do … [Read more...] about Arsene Wenger reveals what his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson is like now
Arsene Wenger admits why he’ll never match Sir Alex Ferguson
Arsene Wenger admits he will not last long enough at Arsenal to match Sir Alex Ferguson's 26-year reign at Manchester United – and he may not even stay with the Gunners beyond this weekend. The Gunners manager is expected to sign a two-year contract extension at the Emirates after the FA Cup final against Chelsea. But Wenger offered no cast-iron guarantee that Saturday's Wembley showpiece would NOT be his last game in charge of Arsenal. Le Professeur would only concede that he will not be at the Emirates long enough to match Fergie's record-breaking reign at Old Trafford. Ferguson was complimentary about Wenger's contribution to English football at the weekend, describing the pressure he has been under from frustrated supporters as “ridiculous,” and the Frenchman admitted: “We had some rivalries in the past, but his comments are welcome because he knows the difficulties of the job. “I don't think I will match him on that front. But he did extremely well … [Read more...] about Arsene Wenger admits why he’ll never match Sir Alex Ferguson