“They careered through the doors as if they were raiding a Wild West saloon.” There was a moment, perfectly described by Gordon Strachan in ‘The United Way’, when Alex Ferguson came in for one of his first training sessions as Manchester United boss. From the laid-back, fun-loving Ron Atkinson, who delivered a couple of FA […]

3 years ago

“I’ll be high up there on the team-sheet!” Gary Neville was probably more worried if he would make Roy Keane’s Manchester United ‘Greatest Premier League XI’ than whether his old club could get their first win in four league matches, against Brentford. Sky Sports may have lined up this task for Keane as Brentford are […]

4 years ago

The former Manchester United captain believes Paul Pogba must be more consistent, while acknowledging that the player receives a lot of unfair stick

8 years ago

Similar to George Best, Paul McGrath was a tremendously gifted Irish footballer whose career became increasingly blighted by alcohol addiction. Like ‘El Beatle,’ McGrath’s demons came from the bottle and continued to haunt him after he hung up his boots. Best died when he was 59 and McGrath, now 58, is still going, battling his […]

8 years ago

Roy Keane’s relationship with Manchester United is a complicated one. The Irishman is rightly regarded as one of the club’s all-time greats. Signed by Alex Ferguson in 1993 after impressing at Nottingham Forest, the Cork native became his manager’s fearless on-pitch general, leading the club to dizzying heights, including the unprecedented treble of the Premier […]

8 years ago

“A great player, very rarely had a bad game”

9 years ago