Diego Forlan Reveals How Alex Ferguson’s Unexpected Tennis Tactic Cost Ruud van Nistelrooy the Game—and Changed Their Fate Forever
When Diego Forlan signed for Manchester United in January 2002, he joined one of football’s most demanding dressing rooms.
The Red Devils squad was packed with experienced pros, serial winners and above all, a manager that no one in the game would ever dare cross.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s reputation preceded him in the 2000s, but for Forlan, his earliest encounters with the Scot revealed a different side to the Manchester United legend.
Diego Forlan on his first conversation with Sir Alex Ferguson
“The first time we spoke was on the phone,” Forlan tells FourFourTwo as he recalls his introduction to Ferguson before he made the move to England.
“I’d studied at a bilingual school, so despite Sir Alex’s strong accent and my nerves, we managed to understand each other,” he adds, highlighting a somewhat unusual first exchange.
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