Man Utd players would be at "war" with Sir Alex Ferguson during quiz nights
dailystar.co.ukManchester United players would be at "war" with manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his staff during the club's quiz nights, according to Diego Forlan.The Uruguayan has lifted the lid on his time with United and shed light on the club's quiz nights that used to occur on away European trips.Forlan has revealed that the players would take on Ferguson and his coaching staff in heated and highly competitive quizzes, although he would not always know the answers.He has joked that his British and Irish team-mates would often turn to him when the question was about an international topic, though.Speaking to the United website, Forlan said: “Something that I remember as well that was great [was] every away game in the Champions League – I don't know if they still do it – there was always a quiz .“It was the players against all of the staff.
The manager and everyone else was on the other side of the room. It was a war! You could say everything there!"Forlan spent two years at Old Trafford between 2002 and 2004 after signing for the Red Devils from Argentinian side Independiente.He admits that the likes of Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane were often the most vocal during the quizzes but that he would sometimes know the answers himself.Which footballers would you want on your quiz team?
Let us know in the comments section below.The 42-year-old contined: “Every time there was some question about general knowledge and it was more worldwide, everybody was saying: ‘Okay Diego, you have to answer!’ “Some of the answers I knew, others no!
But [usually] it was all about the United Kingdom, England, whatever. It was like Giggsy, Roy Keane, Gary – they were all answering.
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