Marcelo Bielsa claims he will always treasure the night he outfoxed Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford. Bielsa masterminded Athletic Bilbao’s 3-2 win over Manchester United in the Europa League in 2012 and says Fergie was stunned when he learned they trained on the morning of the game.
Bielsa returns to Old Trafford tomorrow with Leeds as they resume their fierce rivalry and says the legendary United boss was very gracious towards him. “He gave me praise that I never forgot,” said the Leeds head coach. “He said he wasn’t surprised that Athletic had won. “He also said he wasn’t surprised how much our team ran to be on equal terms with them. “What did surprise him was on the day of the game, in the morning, my team had trained for an
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