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Few players take on their managers and win, especially at a club like Manchester United.
Cristiano Ronaldo spectacularly left the Old Trafford outfit after his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan having criticised Erik ten Hag last year, while Jadon Sancho may find himself out in the cold after his public denouncement of his boss' claims about his recent training levels. It's an unwise move to publicly criticise your manager although plenty of United greats have done it.
Roy Keane famously fell out of favour with Sir Alex Ferguson before departing, while Rio Ferdinand also recently opened up on a falling out he had with the Reds legend. The incident happened when Ferdinand took exception to a double substitution by his manager, with United 1-0 up at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich.
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In an attacking move, despite being a goal up and away from home, Michael Carrick and Ji-sung Park were taken off and replaced by Antonio Valencia and Dimitar Berbatov. It would ultimately prove to be a disastrous switch for United, with Franck Ribery drawing Bayern level seven minutes later before Ivica Olic scored a winner in the 92nd minute.
United won the second leg at Old Trafford 3-2 meaning the Germans would go through on away goals. In the aftermath of that first-leg defeat, Ferdinand sought out Sir Alex as the teams walked off the pitch and made his feelings very clear - much to the fury of his manager.
"There was phlegm everywhere," Ferdinand told Radio 1 in 2014 of the 2010 incident. "It was against Bayern Munich. I didn't agree with some of his decisions and I was screaming in the tunnel.
"I sat
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