Massimo Taibi: Last News

Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was well-known for his infamous hairdryer treatment, but the legendary boss had a lighter side too - just ask Massimo Taibi.Taibi was brought to United in 1999 following the departure of Peter Schmeichel and injuries to first and second-choice stoppers Mark Bosnich and Raimond van der Gouw. The Italian made four appearances before being shipped back to Reggina after just a single season at Old Trafford, but he'll always be remembered for one particular incident.

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Manchester United, but he also had a few flops during his time.Although Ferguson had some of the greats in goal over his spell at United, for some reason every goalkeeper was prone to an iconic howler at Old Trafford, with Roy Carroll, Fabien Barthez and David De Gea amongst some of the shot-stoppers to embarrass themselves.One of the most famous incidents of all though, was when Massimo Taibi allowed Matt Le Tissier's shot to squeeze through his legs while his face planted into the ground, but by the time he picked himself up, the ball was in the net.Despite flopping at United, the goalkeeper who has just turned 52, claimed that it was his decision to leave United, and that Ferguson begged him to stay.Taibi joined United in 1999 for £4.5million after Peter Schmeichel left Old Trafford, but the Italian soon returned to his homeland the following year after making just four appearances for the first team.The goalkeeper revealed that it was a family issue causing him major issues, and that he had to return to Italy, but admitted that Ferguson was desperate to see him stay at the club. Unfortunately for Talibi, one of those four games included the howler against Southampton, but the Italian opened up about his time at United."Of course, it was 100% my decision to leave Manchester United.

Premier League during the league's 30 seasons have endured poor runs of form or simply been downright bad.However, a select few have put in stand-out performances that are remembered simply for just how bad they were that day.Whether it is scoring multiple own goals, repeatedly losing the ball, conceding a penalty, being sent off or all of the above, some players have suffered some terrible days at the office in the past.Including David Luiz, Jamie Carragher and Massimo Taibi, here are the eight worst performances in the history of the Premier League.After just over three months without a competitive fixture due to lockdown in the spring of 2020, players could have been forgiven for being rusty as Arsenal travelled to the Etihad to play