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Sir Alex Ferguson wanted Manchester City legend at Man Utd to replace Paul Scholes who 'backed' the transfer

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Published 07:00 22 Jan 2025 GMT

Sir Alex Ferguson wanted Manchester City legend at Man Utd to replace Paul Scholes who 'backed' the transfer

He was one of Ferguson's final transfer targets before he retired in 2013.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

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Topics: Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United, Premier League, Manchester City

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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