Former-Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has revealed all about how he feels the club did in the Summer transfer window.
United spent well over £150million during the Summer break, signing six new players, and in a recent interview, Sir Alex has given his thoughts on all of Louis Van Gaal’s new signings.
In the interview with MUTV, Manchester United’s official TV station, Ferguson admitted that the club desperately needed to spend big this Summer after their nightmare season last year under David Moyes, and he wasn’t surprised to see the club spend big.
Below you can read Sir Alex’s thoughts on each new face at Old Trafford.
Angel Di Maria
‘That’s the way the game is going today with fees like £86m for Gareth Bale,’ said Ferguson.
‘I think when you can identify ability like that needed by Manchester United, they have the resources to do that. They are fees I never quite equalled but nonetheless they were needing quite a big injection this year.’
Radamel Falcao
‘The big one is Falcao who we’re all waiting to see. Obviously, he has fantastic goalscoring ability. He had his injury so getting him on loan is the right thing to do,’ said the former United manager.
Daley Blind
‘Daley Blind is one of those common-sense footballers that make up a team. He’s probably a version of Darren Fletcher of a few years ago, that type of player.
‘He’s a good professional with common sense to his game. He keeps it simple and protects the defenders and the attacking midfield players in his role.’
Ander Herrera
‘Herrera played against us three years ago for (Athletic) Bilbao in the Europa League. In fairness, they gave us a right battering at Old Trafford,’ said Ferguson.
‘He’s a talented young player and we scouted him quite a lot at that time. Obviously I think they tried to get him last year but it fell through for some reason or another.
‘He’s athletic, quite aggressive actually for a lad who has not got a great frame and he’s quite slim but he’s quite aggressive and he gets around the pitch.’
Luke Shaw
‘The signing of Shaw was the one we tried to get when he was 16 years of age,’ said Ferguson. ‘They wouldn’t sell him to us but they always said we’d be first to know if they ever did.’
‘Of course, Ed Woodward has carried that through and we got him for, I think it was £30m. He’s a talented boy, a good footballer who likes to get forward all the time.’
Marcos Rojo
‘Rojo, the Argentinian boy, I watched him at the World Cup, I thought he did really well for them and I think he’s capable of playing either left side as a wing back if you like or as a centre back.’
So it’s clear Sir Alex Ferguson is delighted with the new faces brought into Old Trafford by Van Gaal, but only time will tell if they have the desired effect and if they can get the giants back into the Premier League top-four.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
