straight to your inboxFor someone who barred more people than a landlord Sir Alex Ferguson could also be media friendly, especially with ITV on European nights.
It was once the norm that Ferguson would not just chat to Gary Newbon or Gabriel Clarke before and after a game but at half-time.United's Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Bucharest in 2004 was a side-bar to the following morning's headlines.
United had bid for Wayne Rooney, irrepressible at the summer's European Championship, after Everton received an optimistic offer from Newcastle."We’ve made a bid today," Ferguson told ITV prior to the Bucharest tie. "He’s a fabulous player - he showed that at Euro 2004 - and is a young player."Ferguson had already signed Louis Saha for.
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