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Sir Alex Ferguson says he wanted to buy Jordan Henderson while in charge at Old Trafford, but was advised against by the club’s medical staff due to the midfielder’s running style.
Manchester United head to Liverpool on Sunday for a clash at the top of the table, live on Sky Sports Premier League, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men on top and three points ahead of the Reds.
The 30-year-old Henderson captained Liverpool to the Premier League title last year, but was criticized early in his stint at Anfield, and Ferguson says the English international could have moved to Manchester United had the Scotsman not listened to the advice from your medical team.
“We were ready to bid on Jordan Henderson in Sunderland. I spoke to Steve Bruce and he loved the boy,” Ferguson said on the ‘A Team Talk With Legends’ panel in aid of Sports United Against Dementia and the League’s charity. Managers Association. In the game.
“And then our medical department said they weren’t happy with his running style, he could be the injury type.
“I have to say that it was one of my parts of the management to make sure the player is always available. If you sign a player and they are not available to you, it is a waste of time, so that is the point I have to clarify. Jordan.
“We love him as a player and he has shown that now, he has been fantastic and all the stories they tell me, they tell me that I lost a really good person.”
Sir Kenny Dalglish, in his second spell at Liverpool, brought Henderson to the club in 2011 and revealed the key advice he gave the midfielder early on during his time on Merseyside.
“He was a baby when he arrived, he was only 19 years old,” said the 69-year-old. “I looked for some players and went to see Blackburn vs Sunderland and I would like to stay home!
“There was only one person on the field who was looking to make a pass and who made a pass and he was thoughtful and decisive. Driving home, I told Steve Clarke that he was the only one we would take from there.
“We put the wheels in motion and he got in and was very demanding of himself to begin with.
“He would wave his arms if he missed a pass and I’d say, ‘don’t do that, if you do that, everyone knows you’ve made a mistake.’ It may be a mistake, but don’t tell them and take control of yourself and play.
“We told him he could play and he has, and by the way, he is an outstanding person as well as a footballer.
“As soon as it was announced that we had problems with Covid, he was directly there to organize to allocate money, along with the other players, to those who are not so lucky.”
Under Ferguson’s leadership, United have won the Premier League 13 times but have yet to triumph in the division since his departure in 2013, while archrival Liverpool ended their 30-year wait to win the title again. league with Jurgen Klopp last summer.
Ferguson admitted that Liverpool’s “phenomenal” form over the past two seasons makes him grateful that he retired when he did.
“They are the two most successful teams in Great Britain when you add up all the trophies,” he said.
“United against Liverpool, is the game of the season, the most successful teams in the country.”
“Thank God I have retired, because when I watch Liverpool’s performances in the last two seasons, they have been phenomenal.”
Pogba: Man Utd is not at Liverpool level, yet
Paul Pogba admits that Manchester United are still not on the same level as Premier League champions Liverpool. Although Pogba says his team may win their first Premier League trophy since 2013, the France midfielder believes his title credentials will be put to the test on Sunday.
Speaking exclusively to Sky Sports, Pogba said: “We have improved a lot, we keep improving but we still have a very young team.
“Obviously, we cannot say that now we are at the same level as them because they won the Premier League and they are still winning, so the day we win is when we say we are at the same level.
“If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. We want to beat the Premier League winners.
“We know how well they have been playing the last few years. We know their quality and how they play. It has always been a tough game. We know how difficult it will be and we just have to focus and try to stay on top.
“I think we can win it if we keep our focus, but there are many teams that can win it, we are not there yet, we are still very far away.”
Klopp strikes back in Clattenburg: ‘I don’t play mind games’
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he is not mentally playing ahead of Sunday’s game against Manchester United after comparing the number of penalties awarded to both teams.
Speaking after Liverpool’s 1-0 loss at Southampton earlier this month, Klopp questioned why United have received “more penalties in two years than I have in five and a half years.”
Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg accused Klopp of “a blatant attempt to sway a referee before a big game,” but the German laughed at suggestions that he has tried to gain a psychological advantage ahead of the crucial match.
“Am I surprised someone is talking about what I said after the Southampton game? No,” Klopp said.
“Am I surprised that Mark Clattenburg talks about it? No. I’m not sure if they asked him a lot of things. It’s good that long after his career, we can talk about him too.”
“I am not Sir Alex [Ferguson] for several reasons. He [Clattenburg] He said we tried something … mind games? Immediately after the Southampton game, I didn’t think for a second about the United game at the time.
“Before the game against Southampton I saw the statistics on penalties, that’s what I mentioned.
“When people like Mark Clattenburg, speaking like he talks, it always says a lot more about them than it could about me.
“If he was in my situation, he would obviously play mind games, but unfortunately I’m not, I don’t have the skills to play mind games.”
Fernandes craves trophies at Man Utd
Bruno Fernandes enjoys the responsibility of helping return the silverware to Manchester United as the Portuguese player prepares for his first meeting with Liverpool.
“I think that, as everyone knows, when you come to a club like Manchester United, you come to win trophies,” Fernandes said.
“It does not matter now that we are out of the Carabao Cup and the Champions League, and facing the Europa League, the main thing for me is that every trophy that I have ahead I want to win.
“So right now we have three trophies that we can win: the Europa League, the FA Cup and the Premier League, and we will go for all of them.”
“But for us, it’s about winning game by game because being the first in January or beating Liverpool in January and being six points ahead does not mean that you are going to be champions.
“You have to have the mentality to go ahead and do it well and to keep doing it well you need to win the next game and the next and the next.”
United have a chance to overtake Sunday’s rivals six points clear with a win that Solskjaer says would be a “surprise”.
Fernandes says the defeat will not “make Liverpool any worse than before” and seems unfazed by the game to come, which is why he also talks to players like Klopp about how many penalties they have received.
“I can not hear you]! I don’t really care, honestly, ”added Fernandes. “You always see what people say, but I don’t really care. I don’t focus on what they say.
“I played in Portugal and when you play for Sporting, Benfica and Porto always talk about that kind of thing, sometimes to pressure the referee, sometimes just to make noise with the press.
“But, for me, the main point is when we have a penalty, if I’m going to get the ball to the penalty spot, I have to do my job.”
Carra: Shock waves if Man Utd wins at Anfield
Manchester United can send shockwaves into the Premier League with a win at Anfield, so it is imperative that Liverpool show exactly why they are champions, says Jamie Carragher.
A first victory at Anfield exactly five years after the last, live on Sky Sports, will see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Premier League leaders drive a six-point gap between themselves and the champions, strengthening the belief that they can clinch their first league title since 2013.
Sky Sports expert and former Reds defender Carragher believes Liverpool must prove themselves the best team with a performance that will put United back in place before their title challenge accelerates.
“In fact, I think it is a more important game for Liverpool,” Carragher said. “The responsibility falls more on them.
“If United got a result there, that’s when the belief would come up that they could win the league. I still think people think United can go down and Liverpool still have that advantage, but if they won at Anfield that would send waves of clash through the Premier League.
“It is a game in which Liverpool need to show that they are the champion, that they are the best team, get the result and also a performance that puts Manchester United back where it is.”
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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