Manchester United Archives: 07/2009

Sir Alex Ferguson is no stranger to confrontation with rival clubs and their managers

Without question, in my mind, he is the best player in the world by absolutely miles. He is streets ahead of Messi, streets ahead of Kaka

Over the last couple of years, the poaching of highly-rated youngsters from youth academies abroad has infuriated UEFA bosses

Cristiano Ronaldo has been officially unveiled as Real Madrid’s new number nine as over 80,000 Real Madrid fans packed out the Bernabeu to welcome their new recruit.

17th December 2001. Michael Owen was enshrined as European Footballer of Year. One of the most prestigious personal awards in football, Owen had rightly earned the title.

On Tuesday, Sir Alex Ferguson set about rebuilding his considerably weakened team, completing Manchester United’s first transfer of the summer.