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In the summer of 2012, he was fast-tracked from the under-18s to the reserve side. Norwegian Daehli moved to Manchester United as a youth player in February 2011. He now plays for Nantes in France after stints with Cardiff and Middlesbrough. Whilst there was probably no shortage of Football Manager saves that had the two as world-beating full-backs on either side of the defence, Fabio was unable to establish a regular place in the United starting XI and was hampered by injury. The other half of the Sunshine Kids, Fabio came to Old Trafford with his twin brother. READ: A tribute to Rafael, an embodiment of Man Utd’s Sir Alex Ferguson era Fabio Now back in his native Brazil with Botafogo, the right-back’s passion both on and off the pitch made him a cult hero at United where he is still held in high regard by supporters. “I think as a footballer, as a person, as a human being, that’s the lowest I probably ever felt in my life.” “I’ve been to hell and back,” he said to the official Manchester United website. He did not make a single appearance in 2020-21 due to injury problems and has yet to appear for Manchester United this season. It’s fair to say that Jones has had some rocky years at Old Trafford after joining Manchester United as one of the most exciting young defenders in England. Still at Old Trafford a decade on, the Spaniard has returned to some of his best form this year after coming under criticism the past few seasons. The club looked in decent shape and boasted a number of highly-rated emerging talents.įM Scout picked out 11 talented youngsters on United’s books at the time as fabled Football Manager ‘wonderkids’ – but where are they now, a decade after the game’s release?ĭe Gea arrived at Old Trafford in June 2011 from Atletico Madrid and, whilst it took him time to get settled, he would go on to establish himself as one of the world’s greatest shot-stoppers.Īt times throughout the post-Ferguson era, it would be fair to say de Gea almost single-handedly kept United afloat. Still, while Ferguson’s men failed to retain their title and went trophyless that campaign, they pushed City all the way to the dying seconds of the final day. Although two days after the game hit the shelves, United were beaten 6-1 at home by Manchester City. United had taken 20 points from the first 24 on offer, unbeaten in their opening eight games of the 2011-12 season. “It’s up to me to pick the right team for the games and see who is in the right frame of mind for this and then Tuesday in the Champions League.Back when Football Manager 2012 was released in October 2011, Sir Alex Ferguson was still in charge of Manchester United and things were looking pretty good. No one is undroppable, of course they’re not. “But they’re also ready that they know they have good teammates around them. I expect every one of them to expect to play. Solskjaer told reporters: “In a squad like we have with top quality players everyone expects to play. French midfielder Paul Pogba dropped a clanger in the Liverpool defeat and was sent off. Meanwhile, Solskjaer has warned his top Man Utd stars that they are not immune from being dropped.Ĭristiano Ronaldo has failed to score a league goal since September 19. He has mainly worked as a pundit since leaving his role as Nott’m Forest’s assistant manager in 2019.īielsa, Smith and six other Premier League managers under pressure to deliver results Solskjaer: No one is undroppable Keane won a host of trophies during a glittering career at Old Trafford. “If I was Ole I’d think to myself, he won’t mess around and he’ll sort one or two out.” “He looked a lonely figure last week standing on that touchline. Do you know who’d I take at Manchester United? Everyone’s going to think I’m absolutely mad, but I’d bring in Roy Keane. “I just think he maybe needs somebody else, a different alongside him in the group. “Sometimes you can’t be afraid to think that another bit of help coming in, it will help me and help the team. “I know Michael Carrick very well, he’s a fantastic footballer and a great person and he’s got other people around him. I’m not saying his staff are not good lads and good, but they look to me as a very quiet group. Redknapp, who guided Portsmouth to the FA Cup in 2008, has now offered some help to Man Utd and Solskjaer.ĭuring an appearance on talkSPORT, he said: “I think he needs a bit of help.