Top 100 Quotes About Manchester United
#1. I've turned down Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus and Manchester United to play here. I hope everyone already knows how much it means to me to play for Newcastle United.
Alan Shearer
#2. It's a shame the Manchester United situation turned sour.
Paul Ince
#3. There is no evidence that changing your managers repeatedly leads to success, but there is evidence at Manchester United, I was managing there for 26 years I won 38 trophies.
Alex Ferguson
#4. I just want to get in the team and show all of them what I can do.
(on signing for Manchester united)
Wayne Rooney
#5. If you look around world, the great brands are Real Madrid, Manchester United. The Yankees, the Cowboys and the Lakers are there. We should aspire with the Maple Leafs to be there.
Tim Leiweke
#6. It's a great honour to be asked to be the next manager of Manchester United. I am delighted that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job. I have great respect for everything he has done and for the football club.
David Moyes
#7. Exeter City's trip to Old Trafford will be a great day for their fans but that is about it - they won't get the result they want against Manchester United.
Mark Lawrenson
#8. I'm no longer thinking of Madrid. That dream is dead. The only thing I dream about now is Manchester United and winning the Champions League again in Rome.
Cristiano Ronaldo
#9. Manchester United might not win Premier League every year, but we'd always be up there competing for it every year.
Alex Ferguson
#10. If I had a Paul Scholes in my team, everything would be around him. At Manchester United, they saw it like that, but I think Paul Scholes is one of the best I've played against in this league, and seen anywhere.
Thierry Henry
#11. Manchester United is stronger than anybody in the world.
Eric Cantona
#12. In all modesty, my summing up of 1955-6 and 1956-7 must be that no club in the country could live with Manchester United.
Matt Busby
#13. Manchester United breathe football. When I have to make hard decisions, I always listen to little boy inside me and what he wants. That little boy was screaming for United.
Robin Van Persie
#14. All of us at Juventus agreed Manchester United were the best side we met in the Champions League. They have so many talented young players and can only get better and better. Giggs is truly world class
Zinedine Zidane
#15. Manchester United have risen to the pinnacle of the English game at a time when the rewards are so high - thanks to the ticket to the Champions League - that they have resources that only a handful of other sides, through merit or the exploitation of the people of Russia, can approach.
Phil Cornwell
#16. The high point of my career was winning the Champions League. No one will ever erase that from my memory, in the same way that no one will ever erase the fact that I did it in a Manchester United shirt.
Cristiano Ronaldo
#18. When I think football, I think Manchester United. I still support United and always will. I will die with them in my heart.
Eric Cantona
#19. Welbeck is not the standard required at Manchester United.
Louis Van Gaal
#20. We had been getting some bad results, now it is up to us to make up the ground and catch Manchester United.
Robbie Fowler
#21. I admire David De Gea. I cannot remember anyone coming into Manchester United and being criticised the way he was. He was the subject of every debate in the media. You haven't seen De Gea defend himself in the media or shifting the blame elsewhere. He just gets on with it.
Peter Schmeichel
#22. Chelsea are the team who can break the Arsenal and Manchester United monopoly.
Ron Atkinson
#23. Paul Scholes is my favourite player. He epitomises the spirit of Manchester United and everything that is good about football.
Bobby Charlton
#24. I found leaving Manchester United very, very hard.
Eric Cantona
#25. Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes, he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would had loved to play alongside him.
Pep Guardiola
#26. If I was to transfer abroad at some stage, then it would only be to Manchester United
Mats Hummels
#27. Manchester United are substituting Blomqvist for Giggs just to bring more legs into the game.
Tony Gale
#28. We had to support our player and genuinely felt, like Rio has said, that it was an honest mistake. It is important to know that Manchester United never said, and Rio Ferdinand never said, that a mistake hadn't been made.
David Gill
#29. Manchester United are looking to Frank Stapleton to pull some magic out of the fire.
Jimmy Hill
#30. I liked the Paul Ince and Roy Keane partnership Manchester United had. They would have been my team had I moved to England.
Xavi
#31. I will be gutted if Roy does go because I would far rather he stayed at Old Trafford.
(on Roy Keane leaving Manchester United)
Rio Ferdinand
#32. I think he [Sir Alex Ferguson] may have even surpassed the achievements of Matt Busby for Manchester United.
Kenny Dalglish
#33. Neil Sullivan has stopped absolutely everything have thrown at him ... Wimbledon 1, Manchester United 1.
Mike Ingham
#34. Now Manchester United are 2-1 down on aggregate, they are in a better position than when they started the game at 1-1.
Ron Atkinson
#35. What does it mean when someone supports Manchester United or whatever it's called?"
...
"They always win. So they've started believing they deserve to.
Fredrik Backman
#36. Let's be honest. We're not Manchester United or Arsenal, are we?
Paolo Di Canio
#37. Growing up, I supported Manchester United, and my hero was Mark Hughes.
Brian O'Driscoll
#38. Playing for Manchester United is something that most people want and very few people do - but there is no harm in having a dream as long as you are realistic with it.
David Gill
#39. I remember seeing Eric Cantona play for Manchester United. The way he used to control games was special to watch.
Ronaldinho
#40. In the end, very little gets in the way of what Manchester United wants to do.
Tim Howard
#41. I want to help Manchester United win the Premier League and become the best player in the world.
Adnan
#42. Maybe one small regret is that I never got to play with Paul Scholes - but I was never going to leave Barcelona and he was never going to leave Manchester United.
Xavi
#43. I'm a Chelsea season-ticket holder, and I've supported them for 37 years, so any judgment of Manchester United by me is seen as biased.
Sebastian Coe
#44. Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left? If I was at a top club in England I think the title race might have been a lot closer this year.
Jose Mourinho
#45. All I do know is that I'll never be able to achieve what Tommy Docherty did, and that is take Aston Villa into the third division and Manchester United into the second division
Ron Atkinson
#46. The most beautiful sight in football is too watch Manchester United chase a game.
Teddy Sheringham
#47. I look at what is happening with Ryan Giggs at Manchester United now and I am dismayed that Liverpool are letting that experience leave,
Jamie Carragher
#48. I never wanted Manchester United to be second to anybody. Only the best would be good enough.
Matt Busby
#49. If you want me to rule out ever being Manchester United manager, I can't. Special clubs need special managers, so in theory it could work.
Jose Mourinho
#50. I can remember certain Manchester United defeats the way most people remember family bereavements or great political events. The four-nil drubbing by Barcelona, the failure to score against West Ham, the New Year's Day calamity at home to Spurs, the mauling by Middlesborough.
Tom Dunne
#51. We are about creating a new wave of talent. We are the Manchester United of kitchens now. Am I playing full-time in the kitchen? I am a player-coach.
Gordon Ramsay
#52. Football is all about sentiment; if it weren't then we'd all support Manchester United.
Mark O'Brien
#53. My dad was a football player - a soccer player - for Manchester United, and I loved playing football, but I also happened to be the guy in class who was pretty good at sight reading. My teacher gave me scripts, and I was very comfortable.
Ian McShane
#54. Manchester United is still in my heart. Disappointed they didn't win the title but they are still the kings of Premier League.
Cristiano Ronaldo
#55. Regardless of whether it is playing for your school team or playing for Manchester United, winning is great.
Alan Smith
#56. And now International Soccer Special, Manchester United v Southampton
David Coleman
#57. I think there's a lot of things that need fixing at Manchester United apart from David Moyes, but in this business, you also realize the head coach is always going to be the first to go, unfortunately.
Tim Howard
#58. All I can do is assess the value from Manchester United perspective. Whatever Chelsea do, they may have a different criteria, and different financial assets.
David Gill
#59. One of my dreams is to become sufficiently famous that I can play this charity match that happens every year or two with celebrities at Old Trafford, at the house of Manchester United.
Demian Bichir
#60. United could soon overtake Arsenal as the chief threat to Chelsea, and defiant Keane vowed: We will keep fighting to the end. We are Manchester United, that is what we do.
Roy Keane
#61. Now let me say that Matt Busby was a great manager and Manchester United wouldn't be where they are without him. He was a god at the club, but he wasn't a god to me. Football is like that sometimes.
Johnny Giles
#62. They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United.
Alex Ferguson
#63. I know the city and the club, and I can tell you that when you play for Manchester United at Old Trafford, you no longer need to see the sunshine every day.
Patrice Evra
#64. Why anyone would want to leave Everton is beyond me anyway. Even for Manchester United, Chelsea or anyone. This is the place to be.
Neville Southall
#65. Manchester United could have any goalkeeper in the world. I was a 23-year-old kid from New Jersey who, from an early age, had to cope with Tourette's Syndrome, a brain disorder that can trigger speech and facial tics, vocal outbursts and obsessive compulsive behavior.
Tim Howard
#66. I'm home. I hope the Manchester United fans forgive me for being late.
Robin Van Persie
#67. Arsenal are streets ahead of everyone in this league and Manchester United are up there with them.
Craig Bellamy
#68. If you aren't the chairman of Manchester United, Real Madrid or AC Milan, I'll get back to you later.
Joe Kinnear
#69. We once went 13 games without winning. There's always pressure here. Winning is always important here. How do you handle yourself and compose yourself is important.
(on Manchester United)
Alex Ferguson
#70. Yes, I thought I was joining Manchester United, I was misled by all involved. I wasnt aware of another Manchester team
Robinho
#72. An official statement from Liverpool raised the spectre of a future where 'a club's rival can bring about a significant ban for a top player without anything beyond an accusation'. But on hearing this, many Manchester United fans would have been asking for a definition of the word 'rival'.
Nick Hornby
#73. 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.
Alex Ferguson
#74. I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career.
Eric Cantona
#75. Both Chelsea and Manchester United will be challenging for the Premiership title next season.
Roy Evans
#76. Remember every team wants to beat Chelsea, probably even more than Manchester United or Arsenal because they believe we have an unfair advantage.
Frank Lampard
#77. As long as we are
successful on the pitch, then I
will be here-unless Manchester United put in a call. But I don't think Sir Alex
Ferguson is planning to step
down just yet!
Paul Ince
#78. There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster.
Michael Owen
#79. We will go back to playing like Manchester United.
Ryan Giggs
#80. I have been a Manchester United fan all my life and fulfilled every dream I've ever had. I am disappointed that my playing days are at an end. However, it comes to us all and it's knowing when that time is and for me that time is now.
Gary Neville
#81. Paul Jewell's sides are always hard to break down, although Manchester United have a habit of breaking his sides down pretty easily.
Charlie Nicholas
#82. What do I think of the reverse sweep? It's like Manchester United getting a penalty and Bryan Robson taking it with his head
David Lloyd
#83. Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three.
Chris Coleman
#84. Scholes is the best English player. Intelligence, technique, strength ... all the attributes are there. At Manchester United I saw what he could do on the training field. Phew!
Laurent Blanc
#85. Two of my boys are Manchester United fans; one is an Arsenal fan. Whenever there is a game I can take the boys to, I love taking them.
David Beckham
#86. Manchester United will be hoping their bench can come off the bench
Ray Parlour
#87. Manchester United have, since 1991, conquered Europe about as successfully as Head and Shoulders has conquered dandruff
Martin Samuel
#88. The Premier club in the Premier League - that is Manchester United!
Martin Tyler
#89. Steve Jobs was Apple; Sir Alex Ferguson is Manchester United,
David Gill
#90. I know how hard it will be to follow the best manager ever, but the opportunity to manage Manchester United isn't something that comes around very often and I'm really looking forward to taking up the post next season.
David Moyes
#91. Today's top players only want to play in London or for Manchester United. That's what happened when I tried to sign Alan Shearer and he went to Blackburn.
Graeme Souness
#92. If ever there was one player, anywhere in the world, that was made for Manchester United, it was Cantona. He swaggered in, stuck his chest out, raised his head and surveyed everything as though he was asking: 'I'm Cantona. How big are you? Are you big enough for me?'
Alex Ferguson
#93. I have always considered myself to be very fortunate. To play for the biggest club in the world, which also happens to be the team I supported as a boy, means I have never had to consider changing away from Manchester United.
Ryan Giggs
#94. Real Madrid are like a rabbit in the glare of the headlights in the face of Manchester United's attacks. But this rabbit comes with a suit of armour in the shape of two precious away goals.
George Hamilton
#95. I thought I would be at United for a couple of years, maybe three or four, and then go abroad somewhere. But I just fell in love with Manchester United. I fell in love with winning, fell in love with the history of the club and being part of it was something I could never have imagined.
Rio Ferdinand
#96. It'll be nice to know that every gallon of petrol a Manchester United fan buys is going into our kitty.
Noel Gallagher
#97. I once bought a Manchester United hat, which I think was 12 shillings, and somebody ran up behind me and pulled it off and just ran ahead. I thought, 'It's a very cruel world, I'm not prepared for this'. And I decided to get my revenge on society.
Steven Morrissey
#98. The little boy inside me was screaming 'Manchester United'. United breathes football ... the perfect match for me.
Robin Van Persie
#99. It's a special club. It's got history. When I slip on the Manchester United shirt, it's like I'm wearing its past. So you have to sacrifice yourself for this club.
Patrice Evra
#100. For me, Paul Scholes is on the same level as Ronaldo. The real Ronaldo, not Cristiano. I always thought he was a great player but after I played alongside him I realised he was Manchester United's greatest player of all time. He did his talking on the pitch which I respected most.
Fabien Barthez
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