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Well he's only 20. Without question, he's the best youngest player I've seen in my time... If he keeps developing and matures ? goodness knows what he will become. At the moment he's a breathe of fresh air. (on Wayne Rooney)

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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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All they can talk about is Manchester United.
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He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football
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Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and the present day, as could Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff because they are all great players. Lionel Messi without question fits into that category.
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Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that.
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I bet him he wouldn't get 15 league goals and I'm going to have to change my bet with him. If he gets to 15 I can change it and I am allowed to do that because I'm the manager. I'm going to make it 150 now!
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Gianfranco Zola once sent Gary Pallister the wrong way to such an extent that he needed a ticket to get back in.
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Everywhere I go the coaches all tell me that Scholsey is the player they admire. But if they think they'll get him they're wasting their time! Paul is a Manc lad pure and simple. He loves the club and there's no chance of him leaving here. If ever he decided to go there would be a stampede, but he won't be going, he's here for life.
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If ever there was one player, anywhere in the world, that was made for Manchester United, it was Cantona. He swaggered in, stuck his chest out, raised his head and surveyed everything as though he was asking: 'I'm Cantona. How big are you? Are you big enough for me?'
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In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.
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Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it's a better cow than the one you've got in your own field. It's a fact. Right? And it never really works out that way.
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I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him. There isn't a player of his mould anywhere in the world. Paul is irreplaceable.
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We are very focused this time and our preparation has been better. We maybe made one or two mistakes last time, but not this time.
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Well, football is a hard game there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.
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I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.
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Wayne is truly blessed. He doesn't just have ability, he has a fire inside him.
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David impresses by his example on the field. He never stops running, he plays with supreme confidence, he always tries his hardest and he scores important goals. (on David Beckham)
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At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.
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If Chelsea drop points, the cat's out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don't come home.
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Look at me – it's taken 10 years off me today. It's these tablets, they're great!
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If we can play like that every week well get some level of consistency.
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