Manchester United need to be as decisive as Sir Alex Ferguson with striker transfer plans

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straight to your inbox every day for freeJamie Carragher has aimed a dig at Gary Neville in his congratulatory message to Salford City over their EFL Trophy win.The Ammies won the trophy on Saturday evening with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Portsmouth, with co-owners Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs all in attendance. It was Salford's first tournament win as an EFL club, beating the League one side after a goalless draw.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFred has explained how Sir Alex Ferguson's occasional visits to watch training at Carrington inspires him to continue impressing for Manchester United. The United icon follows the club across the country, watching his former club from the stands after retiring from management in 2013.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDarren Fletcher has been appointed as Manchester United's new technical director. Fletcher rejoined United as a first-team coach in January but the MEN revealed in May 2019 the former midfielder attended a high-profile meeting as part of the club's proposed restructure.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson has said he feared he would never be able to speak again after suffering a brain haemorrhage in 2018.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson was sat at home on a snowy January night in 2010 when his phone beeped with a text message."I don't know whether you remember me," it started."But I need to call you."Remember him he did. It was from Ruud van Nistelrooy."He left four years ago!" Sir Alex exclaimed to wife Cathy. "Maybe he'd like to come back to United?" she replied.Ferguson was bemused. What could he possibly want?The legendary manger simply replied "OK". His phone lit

direct to your inboxLike many parents, Rio Ferdinand has found himself having to get stuck into home schooling his three elder children. But the retired Manchester United star is no pushover - and has taken his own lessons from Sir Alex Ferguson as inspiration.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand believes that Manchester United made a mistake when they hired David Moyes to replace Sir Alex Ferguson.Ferguson announced his retirement before the end of the 2012/13 season and infamously handpicked Moyes from Everton, who was then dubbed 'The Chosen One' in reference to Jose Mourinho's previous 'Special One' moniker.Moyes lasted less than a season in the Old Trafford hotseat, and Ferdinand, who was at the club at the time, has since said

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United could look to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane this summer - 10 years on from Sir Alex Ferguson’s near-miss. Ferguson came close to signing an 18-year-old Varane from French club Lens in 2011 only to be thwarted by Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAndy Cole believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is paying the price for his own cautious tactics in some games for Manchester United this season.The former United striker has criticised the approach of his former Old Trafford teammate and claimed the Norwegian is going against a key piece of Sir Alex Ferguson advice.

straight to your inboxGary Neville believes Pep Guardiola is following Sir Alex Ferguson's example by building a new era at Manchester City.City continued their fantastic form on Saturday, stretching their winning run to 20 consecutive victories by beating West Ham 2-1. As a result, it extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 12 points, making them firm favourites to clinch their third title in four years.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIn his 13 years at Manchester United Luke Giverin's greatest moment came at the Etihad.Born in Salford and raised in a family of Reds, Giverin took particular satisfaction in scoring United's second goal in a 2-0 win over City in the Manchester Senior Cup final in May 2012.His injury-time goal secured victory and as he ran off to celebrate he was pulled to the ground by Paul Pogba and mobbed by his teammates.Rather than being the start of something,

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has warned Manchester City that they must follow Sir Alex Ferguson's advice and not peak too early in their pursuit of silverware.Pep Guardiola 's side strolled to a 2-0 first-leg victory in their Champions League knockout tie with Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday night.