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Sir Alex Ferguson was 'TERRIFIED' of Steve McManaman, says Peter Schmeichel, who claims the legendary Manchester United boss even had special plans to mark the ex-Liverpool midfielder out of 1996 FA Cup final... but was convinced not to!
Sir Alex Ferguson was absolutely 'terrified' of facing Steve McManaman, according to Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel.
Ferguson, United's most successful ever boss and arguably the greatest manager of all time, would often nullify any opponent's main threats by marking them out of the game over the course of his 26 trophy-laden years as the club's head coach.
However, while Ferguson has been there, done it and beat them all, Schmeichel claims Liverpool's iconic midfielder McManaman always left the Scot 'in a sweat'.
Sir Alex Ferguson was 'terrified' of Steve McManaman (centre), says Peter Schmeichel
Schmeichel (right), United's legendary goalkeeper, insists McManaman always had Ferguson (left) 'in a sweat' when the Red Devils faced Liverpool
Ahead of the 1996 FA Cup final, Schmeichel claims Ferguson was contemplating marking McManaman out of the Wembley showpiece by sticking a 19-year-old Phil Neville on him and instructing the defender to follow him like a hawk.
The theory behind it was that if Liverpool's best playe
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In this day and age where players earn enough money to retire early, it’s not often you see professional footballers continue playing close to their 40th birthday. So here’s a look at the veteran players who not only had the desire to keep going at the top level, but were also good enough to score in the Premier League in the latter stages of their careers. Starting with a surprise…
10. Peter Schmeichel
Age: 37 Years, 337 days.
Match: Everton 3-2 Aston Villa – October 20th, 2001.
There’s no doubt about it, Peter Schmeichel is one of, if not the greatest goalkeeper of all time. Following 8 hugely successful years at Manchester United, the Danish goalkeeper moved to Portugal in 1999 (seemingly for good) and signed for Sporting Lisbon. Just two years later however, Schmeichel was back in England, making the surprise move to Aston Villa. It was during that 2001-02 season that Schmeichel made history, becoming the first goalkeeper to ever score in the Premier League since it began in 1992. Villa were already losing 3-1 to Everton when the goalkeeper decided to make a charge upfield for a late Steve Staunton corner. As the cross was whipped in, nobody spotted the Dane at the back post, where he volleyed home a powerful shot to give Villa a 90th
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