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'You are f****** idiots!' - why Sir Alex Ferguson stormed out of press conference in defence of 'f****** great' Manchester United signing
25.06.2023 - 05:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
"Be quick, I've only got a few minutes," Sir Alex Ferguson harked to a tight and tense press room at Carrington back in May 2002.
The Manchester United manager's relationship with the media was rarely affable, particularly at a time when press conferences were spiky and tense, confined to a claustrophobic media room and not streamed online to the masses. Journalists were often scolded or banned from future attendance if they rubbed the Scot up the wrong way.
Said journalists were on tenterhooks when coming together at United's training ground for the penultimate game of the 2001/02 campaign. Arsenal were the visitors to Old Trafford that weekend, with Arsene Wenger's side knowing victory against their fiercest rivals would secure the title.
It had been a disastrous six weeks for Ferguson and United, with defeat at home to Middlesbrough at the end of March seeing them lose their place at the table's summit for the first time since January. A month on from that, the Reds were dumped out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage by Bayer Leverkusen, having drawn both legs and losing on away goals.
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Juan Sebastian Veron had been excellent for United during their European campaign, with the slower pace and more technical focus suiting his strengths. Ferguson brought the Argentinian across from Lazio the previous summer, sanctioning a then-British record £28.1million move and agreeing a lucrative five-year contract.
It was hoped Veron would lead the way in Ferguson's latest squad evolution, and the United boss was at pains to accommodate his flashy new signing, often breaking up the tried and trusted midfield duo of Roy Keane and Paul
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