Sir Alex Ferguson’s time in charge at Old Trafford will always be remembered for the unprecedented level of success he brought to the club.
05.04.2020 - 22:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Here’s a round-up of the Manchester United headlines.
Two Manchester United greats were involved in a well-publicised World Cup 2006 incident, when Wayne Rooney was sent-off for England against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.
The now-Juventus forward was criticised by those of an English persuasion after he remonstrated with the referee and tried to get Rooney red-carded, but the Derby County man came to see matters from the other side of the argument.
“Would I do the same? Probably,” Rooney said.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s time in charge at Old Trafford will always be remembered for the unprecedented level of success he brought to the club.
Wayne Rooney is Manchester United’s all-time record goalscorer, England’s most-capped outfield player and top scorer and has won Premier League titles and the Champions League.
Over the years, Manchester United have been synonymous with exceptionally talented young footballers, either through the highly-regarded academy system or buying them with the assistance of their scouting network.
Manchester United great David Beckham says Lionel Messi is the clear winner in the ongoing debate about the best player in the world.
Gary Neville believes expectations should be lowered around Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford as Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't scoring a goal a game at 22-year-old either.
Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes Paul Scholes was 'mentally' a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes believes Paul Pogba has the same level of pressure on his shoulders as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo do.
Manchester United duo Odion Ighalo and Nemanja Matic both agree Cristiano Ronaldo has had to work harder in his career than Lionel Messi.
It is 11 years ago this month that Federico Macheda scored a famous goal to cap a brilliant Manchester United fight-back. A goal down with ten minutes remaining, up stepped a certain Cristiano Ronaldo and the Italian Macheda; the latter delivering a stunning curling effort into the Aston Villa net to win the game.
Rio Ferdinand has recalled the first time he and his Manchester United team-mates came face-to-face with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bruno Fernandes says his entire perception of Manchester United changed following Cristiano Ronaldo's impact at the club.
Mike Phelan has revealed it was a challenge to transform Cristiano Ronaldo into a team player during his time at Manchester United.
Tahith Chong has revealed how he idolised Cristiano Ronaldo growing up - and spoken about the moment he was left starstruck when meeting Wayne Rooney at Manchester United.
Wayne Rooney labelled his red card for England against Portugal in the 2006 World Cup as one of his "lowest feelings" in football, but believes the incident was the spark of a relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo that drove Manchester United on to new heights.
Nani has named Cristiano Ronaldo as his favourite Manchester United teammate and ranks his countryman above legendary footballers Diego Maradona and Pele as the best player in history.
Gary Neville says Wayne Rooney was the most exciting transfer ever made during his time at Manchester United.
Marcus Rashford picked David de Gea, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo in a dream Manchester United six a-side team.
Paul Pogba is more likely to join Juventus this summer because he wants to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, according to his former France international teammate Bacary Sagna.
As Manchester United excite fans with a return to form and draw praise for bringing in the excellent Bruno Fernandes, it’s worth remembering that not too long ago players of his calibre and beyond were a given at Old Trafford.
Manchester United have been linked with a sensational move to re-sign club legend Cristiano Ronaldo amid reports he could leave Juventus.