A Quote by Alex Ferguson
I always said to the directors that the minute a player becomes more powerful than the manager of Manchester United, it's not Manchester United. You have lost control of the whole club. So I always made sure that I was in control. They always knew who the manager was.
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I always say the biggest opponent for Manchester United is Manchester United. Every year I play for this club, I will say the same.
I love the introduction of international managers and players into the Premier League. However Manchester United's principles through their history had always been: they will appoint a British manager, there will always promote youth, they will always play a certain style of football, they will always look to entertain. So to me the idea of appointing a British manager, David Moyes, appointing somebody who deserved that opportunity to step up, was the right principle.
With a club like Manchester United that have history and traditions, I think the manager at the club should respect that.
I want to aspire to titles. Liverpool will always be a big club, but we are not at the level of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, or Arsenal.
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To be a Manchester United player, it requires a certain level of performance, mentality, and you have got to be proud to be a Manchester United player.
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