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Alexander Buttner has admitted he was in a local chip shop with a group of friends when he discovered Manchester United wanted to sign him, confessing that he thought it was a prank.

Manchester United defender Alexander Buttner has revealed a bizarre Sir Alex Ferguson mural in his home.

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Manchester United flop Alexander Buttner has had a rollercoaster of a career since leaving Old Trafford back in 2014.The Dutch left-back was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and lifted the Premier League title during his time there.But he barely made it into the first-team side, and played just 13 times in the league during his two years at United, finding the net on two occasions in the league and playing just twice in other competitions.Despite playing a support role in United’s most recent league title success in 2013, he was allowed to leave for Dynamo Moscow just a year later for just £4.4million.But his time in Russia wasn’t any more successful, despite making 19