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Jose Mourinho was right to ignore Sir Alex Ferguson's transfer advice at Manchester United

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Sir Alex Ferguson once advised Jose Mourinho to sign Dele Alli and it's now clear the Portuguese was right to ignore his recommendation.

The 25-year-old was omitted from the Tottenham squad to face Chelsea at the weekend and with yet another low point during his time in the capital, it looks like his time with Antonio Conte's side is up.

The former MK Dons midfielder ranked highly in the United icon's estimations. Speaking to Gary Neville in 2021, Ferguson couldn't understand where it had gone wrong for the former England international. “I thought Dele Alli was going to be a top player, I must admit," he said in a SportBible video. “I don’t know what’s happened there." Mourinho said on Tottenham's Amazon documentary 'All or Nothing': " Sir Alex Ferguson gave me only one bit of advice in two-and-a-half years: Buy Dele Alli. 'That guy, with that mentality, the way he plays, the aggression he has in mind.

This guy is the Manchester United player. Buy Dele Alli'. "And he [Ferguson] has an eye for a player. But he [Alli] is not a good trainer, we need to find motivation for the guy." Could Dele Alli turn his career around at Man United?

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