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LEE SHARPE has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson “blanked him” when the pair met a few years ago.Sharpe, who played under Ferguson at Manchester United for eight years, branded the Scot a “bully” in his 2005 book.
Sir Alex Ferguson, middle, and Lee Sharpe, right, pose for a picture after winning the title in 1994Credit: Getty – Contributor
Sharpe celebrates winning one of his three league titles with team-matesCredit: Getty – Contributor
Sharpe in action for United in 1990Credit: Action Images – Reuters
And Ferguson did not take this well according to Sharpe.
He told the ‘Quickly Kevin, Will he Score? The 90s Football Show’ podcast: “I saw him a couple of years ago at the Man United golf day and he didn’t want to look at me but sort of said hello as he was walking past.
“But the time before that he completely blanked me.
“After I’d left United, he sort of said to me: ‘Listen, you’ve never been any trouble at this club, thanks for your services, if ever you need anything you know we’re here.’
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“And obviously when I retired I did a book and put in the book that he was a bully, and I’d heard he fell out with me because of that.”
Sharpe won 10 trophies during his time at United, including three Premier League titles and three FA Cups.
However, Sharpe elaborated on his comments in his ‘My Idea of Fun’ autobiography, saying: “I just felt I’d had enough of Fergie and the way he was treating me.
“I was still in and out of the team.
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“I couldn’t quite work out why I was playing bad one week and really good the next, and I wasn’t getting any help from him.
“So I just thought it’s time to go somewhere else and try pastures new, and maybe if someone buys me for a few quid they might be on my side a little bit more.”
The winger scored 27 goals and registered a further 28 assists in 199 appearances for The Red Devils.
Sharpe then added: “We were doing the player of the year awards for Man United at Old Trafford and me and Lou Macari were on MUTV.
“The manager was coming down to do an interview, and they asked us to step aside so Fergie could go on.
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“He came down the stairs, saw Lou Macari stood next to me and walked straight past me, shook Lou Macari’s hand and said hello, and went onto the set and totally blanked me.
“I think it’s quite funny that he’s the big ‘I am’ and that’s how he behaves.”
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MANCHESTER UNITED reportedly face a major fight to keep hold of rejuvenated Diogo Dalot.The 23-year-old has suffered a difficult time of it ever since his arrival from Porto in 2018.
Diogo Dalot is wanted by a host of Europe’s top clubsCredit: Getty
After struggling to become a first-team regular, the Portuguese international was sent out on-loan to AC Milan for the 2020/21 campaign.
He once again failed to get much match action last term, however he is now one of the first names on the team sheet under new boss Erik ten Hag.
Dalot has overtaken Aaron Wan-Bissaka as the first-choice right-back at United.
However, the full-back’s contract at Old Trafford expires at the end of the season.
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That means he will be free to discuss terms with clubs abroad from January and leave for free in June.
We reported earlier this week that both Barcelona and Juventus were considering a move.

Now Mundo Deportivo are claiming that five clubs are now circling and preparing a transfer swoop.
Both Barca and Juve are named again as interested parties but they allegedly face competition from Atletico Madrid, Jose Mourinho’s Roma and Dalot’s former club Milan.
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United do, however, have the option to extend the defender’s contract by a year.
This latest report also states that Dalot is now enjoying life and United under Ten Hag.
And he is allegedly “torn between a new renewal proposal and the interest of five European clubs”.
It was reported earlier this month that Dalot is one of five players set to have contract extensions triggered by the club.
Marcus Rashford, David De Gea, Luke Shaw and Fred are all also poised to have their deals extended for a further year.
Like Dalot, all four are out of contract at the end of the season, but United have the option to extend until 2024. More

ERIK TEN HAG has been named the Premier League’s Manager of the Month – a surprisingly rare feat for a Manchester United boss.The Dutchman endured a dreadful start to life at Old Trafford after taking charge this summer.
He is only the second United manager post-Fergie to win the accoladeCredit: Man Utd
Erik ten Hag has been named the Premier League’s Manager of the MonthCredit: PA
The Red Devils suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Brighton on the opening day of the campaign.
They were then thumped 4-0 at Brentford as alarm bells really started ringing.
However, the Dutchman navigated the storm superbly as United bounced back with a victory over Liverpool followed by a win at Southampton.
But it was United’s superb September that has led to Ten Hag receiving his first Manager of the Month award – even though the club only played two top-flight matches.
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Jadon Sancho’s goal got it off to a flyer as that secured the points from their away game at Leicester.
Then a thrilling display against Arsenal on September 4 made it four-straight Premier League victories.
Unfortunately, that momentum has been temporarily halted after fixtures with Crystal Palace and Leeds United were both called off.
But despite the limited game-time, United’s displays have still proven to be enough to earn Ten Hag the prize.
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And he will now be desperate to avoid the dreaded curse that is so often associated with the accolade as he prepares his troops for Sunday’s Manchester derby against City at the Etihad.
Ten Hag has become the first United manager since January 2019 to win the award.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the last boss to get it while in the Old Trafford dug-out.
United’s legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson holds the record for the most monthly wins with a whopping total of 27.
And prior to Solskjaer, he was the last United gaffer to scoop the honour way back in October 2012.
David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ralf Rangnick all failed to win the award during their respective times in charge of Manchester United.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the only United boss to previously win it post-FergieCredit: Getty More

CRISTIANO RONALDO could make only his SECOND Premier League start of the season – but it would come in one of Manchester United’s biggest games of the year.The Red Devils are taking on reigning Prem champions, and fierce rivals, Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday.
Ronaldo could start the Manchester DerbyCredit: Rex
In-form Rashford is expected to miss out through injuryCredit: Reuters
Ten Hag isn’t expected to make many changes from the team that played and beat Arsenal
City welcome United to their home already holding a five-point advantage in the table.
Pep Guardiola’s side are sat second on 17 points, one behind table toppers Arsenal.

Man Utd, meanwhile, are down in fifth on 12.
Unfortunately for new Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag, it looks like he’ll be without main man Marcus Rashford for the Manchester Derby.
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The forward has rediscovered his form this season, scoring three and assisting two in six league games played.
Rashford has been struggling with a muscle injury.
Anthony Martial is also missing, with his start to the season hampered by injury despite a promising pre-season.
He hasn’t been in training this week, and so Ten Hag could turn to 816-career goal man Ronaldo.
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The 37-year-old wanted OUT of Old Trafford in the summer after the club failed to qualify for the Champions League last season.
His agent, Jorge Mendes, worked overtime to engineer a move away, but there were no bites.
Jadon Sancho and summer signing Antony would surround Ronaldo with pace and flair.
Bruno Fernandes would play in behind his fellow countryman, Ronaldo, and a midfield duo of Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay could sit in front of the backline.
Tyrell Malacia has impressed since joining from Feyenoord and may be selected to defend the left flank.
Barring any late injuries, Raphael Varane should be partnered by Lisandro Martinez.
They’ll be tasked with stopping Erling Haaland, who has 11 goals in seven in the league.
Diogo Dalot has ousted Aaron Wan-Bissaka at right-back, and David De Gea is expected to start in goal.
Alternatively, Ten Hag COULD turn to Luke Shaw, who scored in England’s 3-3 Nations League draw with Germany earlier this week.
In midfield, Ten Hag may decide to play a wildcard in Donny van de Beek.
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Ten Hag worked with the player at Ajax before his move to Man Utd.
Van De Beek is yet to start for United this season, but would be eager to not let his boss down if called upon.
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PAUL SCHOLES says Erik Ten Hag has got it right in ditching playing the ball out from the back and axing club captain Harry Maguire.Manchester United had a nightmare start to the season with defeats at home to Brighton by 2-1 and that 4-1 humiliation at Brentford.
Erik ten Hag has received glowing praise from Paul ScholesCredit: Reuters
Club captain Harry Maguire has been dropped to the bench over recent weeksCredit: Alamy
The Red Devils would play themselves into trouble and lose possession by trying to start moves with short passes from goalkeeper David De Gea.
While teams like Manchester City and others in Europe have the players to do it United simply don’t.
United legend Scholes said: “The crowd get nervous when the goalkeeper tries to play a ten-yard pass, that’s not a Manchester United philosophy, that’s Barcelona or Ajax.
“With Erik ten Hag, he’s stumbled across it. After the Brentford game, he realised he didn’t have the players to play that way, he knew he had to go more direct.
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“Raphael Varane, great a player as he’s been, is not a great footballer.
David De Gea is not a great footballer. So, play to your strengths, which for United is the attacking players, and you have to admire the new manager for playing that way.”
Scholes says he has been impressed by Ten Hag so far, not least in him chasing results with a more direct style now, rather than sticking with that possession game like his fellow Dutchman Louis Van Gaal did while at United.
He said: “Louis Van Gaal joined Manchester United and wanted to play possession-based football, but United are not that. It was always about substance over style, scoring goals and making chances rather than a pretty end product.
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“I’ve been encouraged with what I’ve seen so far by Erik ten Hag. He’s changed a lot since the Brentford game. The simple thing was, don’t play out from the back.
“Get the ball forward to your best players. Get Christian Eriksen into centre midfield, a player who can play balls to the forward players.”
The new boss had to make a big call on the club captain after those opening two games and he did that by axing Maguire.
Scholes said: “He had to leave Harry Maguire out. It was a brave decision. He’s a brave manager.”
Since making those big calls on the style of play and personnel United have gone on a four-match Premier League winning run.
They go into Sunday’s Manchester derby at The Etihad just five points behind Champions City but with a game in hand.
Paul Scholes was speaking to Gary Neville on ‘The Overlap’, in partnership with Sky Bet.
Paul Scholes has hailed the ‘brave’ Man United managerCredit: Getty More

DONNY VAN DE BEEK was mentally crushed by Paul Pogba playing ahead of him at Manchester United despite the French star’s bad attitude.Former Ajax star Van de Beek was one of Europe’s hottest properties when he moved to United in the summer of 2020 for £40million.
Van de Beek has made just three Prem sub appearances so far this seasonCredit: AFP
But the midfielder’s career has nosedived and he even endured a failed spell on loan at Everton last season from January.
Now back at United, Van de Beek has still featured little despite Dutch boss Erik ten Hag taking over.
VDB’s former agent Guido Albers told Voetbal Primeur: “I saw the disappointment about the way he was treated by Manchester United,and he saw up close what I did to turn the situation around.
“In the Netherlands, Donny got all the appreciation, performed well and was super popular with the fans.
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“At Manchester United he then never played. The relationship between him and the club really cooled down badly.
“He had to compete against Paul Pogba, who reported late to the training camp, said sorry and was allowed to play again.
“In the place of a boy who was training 10 hours a day for eight weeks to show he was good enough.
“I then had that disappointment thrown at me. I underestimated what not playing anymore did to him mentally.
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“I should have looked earlier at how can I could help him.”
VDB, who has 19 caps, is now in danger of missing out on Holland’s World Cup squad. The flop has played for just 19 minutes all season. More