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Rob Smythe looks at Sir Alex Ferguson’s 13 titles at Old Trafford – in order of achievement.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign as Man United manager has been filled with titles but along the way he also mastered the art of mind games.
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/ 22 October 2004
In the delirious aftermath of Manchester United’s victory in the European Cup final of 1999, commentator Clive Tyldesley sounded a note pitched perfectly between caution and celebration: ”Gary Neville, 24, David Beckham, 24, Nicky Butt, 24, [Ryan] Giggs, 25. Whatever they achieve in their future, I doubt they will ever, ever cap this.”