Cheered from the moment he left the team coach on its arrival at the ground, throughout the warm-up and then once the game had started, Ronaldo repaid the backing in the best possible manner.
Browsing: Sir Alex Ferguson
Queiroz takes over a team that currently trails Libya in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
12 years after leaving the club in a world-record move to Real Madrid, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner and contender for the title of greatest footballer ever is back at United on a lucrative two-year contract worth around £500,000-a-week that includes the option for an additional 12 months.
Messi has often said he would like to play in the United States one day and his contract at Barcelona expires this summer.
The legendary Manchester United manager was at St Johnstone at the time and was struggling to break into the first team.
The 60-year-old still had a season remaining on his lucrative £12 million-a-year contract, but has opted to leave the Chinese Super League club by mutual consent.
Gary Neville claimed Sir Alex Ferguson was reluctant to name Cristiano Ronaldo as captain of Manchester United over fears it would damage the squad’s morale.
Arsenal will likely be focused on the second-leg Europa League semi-final clash with Atletico Madrid, but Wenger will also be yearning for a victory as he prepares to say goodbye to a ground that has hosted many a famous battle involving the Frenchman
The Red Devils are in the midst of a busy run of fixtures between now and the New Year, as they remain on course for success at home and in Europe despite defeat to Basel in midweek
Mikel’s eventual move to the Premier League as one of the hottest prospects in world football was marred with controversy, with the outcome seeing Chelsea pay £4 million to his parent club and a further £12 million to United in compensation.
The 24-year-old, who left Man United on a free transfer in 2012 after struggling to make the breakthrough under Sir Alex Ferguson, returned to Old Trafford for just shy of £90 million last August
The 75-year-old departed Old Trafford in 2013 after delivering the club’s 20th top-flight title and the last of his 38 trophies at Man United
Fresh from lifting the EFL Cup at Wembley last weekend, the Red Devils could leapfrog both Liverpool and Arsenal in the standings with a seventh consecutive win in all competitions
The Red Devils have closed the gap on the top four to just two points in recent weeks, but come up against a Watford side buoyed by back-to-back wins
The former Sweden international also helped the Red Devils remain unbeaten throughout December, winning five consecutive Premier League games
Van Gaal, however, added that he is “very disappointed” to not be seeing out the remaining 12 months of his contract at Old Trafford
The Portuguese coach has been heavily linked with Louis van Gaal’s job at Old Trafford ever since he was sacked by Chelsea last December
The Scotsman, along with former United chief executive, David Gill, were at the stadium in Germany to watch the Red Devils take on Wolfsburg in the Champions League
Ferguson described as “nonsense” the suggestion that Moyes had inherited a team in decline and says the problem for the former Everton manager was that he had found it “a massive jump” to move to Old Trafford. “He hadn’t realised just how big United is as a club,” Ferguson writes
Nonetheless, it is impossible to assess the club’s current disarray without apportioning chunks of blame in Ferguson’s direction; like many greats, his strengths also manifest as weaknesses