Tag Archives: Quotes

                                 Picture Source “It was not merely on the pitch that Evra made his mark for the Bianconeri, but undoubtedly in the dressing room too, his bubbly, larger than life personality rubbing off positively on his peers, whilst he also showed genuine leadership qualities and ...

Image source Sir Matt Busby once said that Jimmy Murphy was his first and best signing for Manchester United. The playing career of both Murphy and Busby ended prematurely because of the war. According to Stephen Morrin’s book The Munich Air Disaster, the 25-year long partnership between Murphy and Sir Matt Busby came about in 1945. Sergeant Jimmy Murphy and Company Sergeant Major ...

“He looked like a Manchester United player as soon as I saw him. We played him at Forest and the way he played told me a lot about the lad. His determination, his energy, his attitude to losing and winning told me something about him before we even got him. With Roy Keane present, keeping the ball was never a ...

“Berbatov gets a lot of criticism but he has great ability and is a quality finisher. It is unfortunate for him that he has a laid-back attitude. But for me he has always been top quality. – Sir Alex Ferguson “Everything he seemed to pluck out of the sky, everything seemed to die on his toe – he was a ...

Edwin van der Sar is undoubtedly one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time. His accomplishments with Louis van Gaal’s 90s Ajax side and Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United has lifted him to the pantheon of the most successful custodians in the history of the sport. The towering Dutchman decided to hang his boots in 2011 after winning a total of ...

“Ruud van Nistelrooy has been the best – without doubt the best finisher we have ever had at this club. We have had some brilliant centre forwards at United. Eric Cantona was an incredible player. Then there was Mark Hughes and Brian McClair – who was very under-rated. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a fabulous player. He would be good to ...

                       Picture source: Gordon Flood “Even [Sir Alex] Ferguson, the purple-nosed manager who turned Manchester United into a fearsome battleship, couldn’t resist the temptation. He’s essentially a man without blemish, but he ruined that purity just for a moment when it came to me. A fleeting shabbiness came over the legend ...

“Van Persie is a total footballer, a very complete forward and capable of scoring lots of goals. – Lionel Messi on Van Persie “I think he’s great for the whole team; he’s our talisman. He has a calmness about him, he holds the ball up well and brings players into play. We have to try and get players around him. ...

 “He was a marvellous finisher, one of the best I have known.” – Sir Alex Ferguson quotes about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer “Ole is a lovely guy and, whenever I’m asked about him, I’ve never had a bad word to say. He came into the football club and we didn’t know who he was but, by the time he left, everyone in ...

                           Picture Source: Geography.co.uk Denis Law was one of the best strikers to have played football. He was nicknamed Denis the Menace by the opposition supporters while the Old Trafford faithful lovingly called him the ‘Lawman’ and ‘The King’. So, how good was Denis Law? Here are a few quotes ...