Manchester United supporters have been left with mixed emotions after unearthing past tweets of incoming chief executive officer Omar Berrada appearing to mock the club.
01.01.2024 - 07:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A simple text message helped mend a Manchester United legend's bitter split from Sir Alex Ferguson.
On a snowy January night in 2010, Sir Alex Ferguson received a surprising message. The message began with, "I don't know whether you remember me," and ended with, "But I need to call you."
The sender was none other than Ruud van Nistelrooy. "He left four years ago!" Sir Alex told his wife Cathy, who suggested, "Maybe he'd like to come back to United?"
Ferguson was puzzled. What could Van Nistelrooy possibly want? He simply replied "OK" to the text. Soon after, his phone rang.
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It was a call from the Dutch striker. After some initial awkward chit-chat about injuries and playing time, Van Nistelrooy said something Ferguson had been waiting four years to hear: "I want to apologise for my behaviour in my last year at United."
For many Manchester United fans, there is no one more adored than Ruud van Nistelrooy. Despite being one of the best goalscorers Old Trafford has ever seen, he doesn't receive as much recognition as many of his contemporaries.
Van Nistelrooy was initially set to join United in the summer of 2000, but the move was delayed due to concerns over his medical reports. His club PSV Eindhoven insisted that Van Nistelrooy's knee ligament damage was minor, but United's former club doctor Mike Stone disagreed.
PSV were eager to prove their key player's fitness. They hurried their star striker back to training, planning to film the session as evidence. Instead, the Dutch striker fell to the ground due to extreme strain on his knee, forcing him out for nearly a year for
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