Sir Alex Ferguson will return to the dugout at Old Trafford to manage Manchester United for one last time.
Britain’s most decorated-ever manager will take charge of
United’s 2008 XI against a Michael Carrick All Star XI for the
midfielder’s testimonial on June 4th.
Harry Redknapp, Carrick’s boss at West Ham, where he started his career, will take charge of the All Star team.
Carrick, who joined the Red Devils from Tottenham in 2006,
is looking to reunite United’s 2008 Champions League-winning side for
the match and has approached the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos
Tevez for the occasion.
Former players Edwin van der Sar, Rio Ferdinand, Paul
Scholes and Ryan Giggs have all confirmed their place as part of the
side that beat Chelsea on penalties in Moscow, with more names expected
to follow.
However, Ronaldo and Tevez are not guaranteed to feature, given their club commitments. Tevez
is currently plying his trade in China and therefore cannot commit to
the game while Ronaldo could be involved in the Champions League final
in Cardiff the day before the match with Real Madrid – although they
still have to get passed Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals first.
Carrick said on the pair: “I had contact with Carlos before
he went to China and he said he would have loved to played but didn’t
know where he would be playing so he didn’t know. That’s part of the
reason I can’t confirm it’s the whole team because some of the lads are
doing different things.
“From 2008, for everyone, there’s loads gone on but whatever
has gone on, you can’t take that away, that feeling we had and what we
achieved together.
“It would be great to get every single player together. I’ve
spoken to Ronaldo but it’s the Champions League final the day before.
Who knows. There’s a reason I can’t say 100 per cent who everyone is
going to be there. But most of them will be there.”
No comments:
Post a Comment