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- Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Pep Guardiola was his first choice to succeed him as Manchester United manager.
www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/pep-guardiola-was-manchester-united-s-first-choice-to-replace-sir-alex-ferguson-10511995.htmlPep Guardiola was Sir Alex Ferguson's preferred successor ...
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Mar 7, 2024 · David Moyes replaced Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, but the media named eight other managers who could have ended up at Old Trafford instead.
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- Jose Mourinho
- Pep Guardiola
- Carlo Ancelotti
- Jurgen Klopp
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Jose Mourinho left Real Madrid at the end of the 2012/13 campaign after finishing league runners-up, and should he have gone to United, things would've been interesting. Mourinho led Madrid to a record breaking La Liga title in 2011/12, winning the title with 100 points and scoring 121 goals in the process. Mourinho always seemed destined to manage...
Now managing Manchester City, it might feel taboo to give Pep Guardiola a place in this list. But there's no denying that he would've been the perfect fit for Manchester United at the time Guardiola managed Barcelona through their most successful period as a club to date. Taking over in 2008, he won three La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey and two Ch...
While Mourinho and Guardiola would've brought a slight changing of the guard at Manchester United, Carlo Ancelotti would've been the man to keep things most similar to the previous identity of Sir Alex Ferguson. The Italian manager had already tasted success in the English game, taking Chelsea to a Premier League title in the 2009/10 season. That t...
Completing the list of potential candidates is Jurgen Klopp, currently in charge of Liverpool. The German turned Borussia Dortmundinto the only side worthy of giving Bayern Munich genuine competition in the Bundesliga during his stint as manager from 2008 to 2015. Klopp could have been the man Manchester United needed as they crafted a new-look sid...
After a lot of hypothetical thinking and what if's, it's time to face the reality of the 2013/14 season for Manchester United. David Moyes, fresh faced and ready after being handed a six - yes, six- year contract struggled to make an impact in his only summer transfer window. The deadline day signing of Marouane Fellaini seemed like a panic buy, an...
Sep 22, 2015 · His eventual successor, David Moyes, may only have been sixth-choice. Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Pep Guardiola was his first choice to succeed him as Manchester United manager.
- Mark Critchley
Nov 23, 2021 · Tuesday 23 November 2021 12:16, UK. Manchester United would only be fifth in a Premier League table representing the nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club. United have had four...
May 8, 2023 · His departure was one of the biggest stories of the Premier League era - and it was extraordinarily difficult to keep it under wraps at perhaps the country's most-scrutinised club.
Jun 18, 2024 · Liverpool's 2024/25 Premier League fixtures. August. Saturday 17th, 12.30pm – Ipswich Town (A) Saturday 24th, 3pm – Brentford (H) Saturday 31st, 3pm – Manchester United (A) September ...
May 7, 2023 · Sir Alex Ferguson retiring as Manchester United boss was one of the biggest stories of the Premier League era. His club kept it secret for months. But eventually word got out...
