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I'm not at Manchester United to keep everyone happy. -- Roy Keane
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
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
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
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
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
All they can talk about is Manchester United. -- Alex Ferguson
I found leaving Manchester United very, very hard. -- Eric Cantona
It's a shame the Manchester United situation turned sour. -- Paul Ince
Welbeck is not the standard required at Manchester United. -- Louis van Gaal
Steve Jobs was Apple; Sir Alex Ferguson is Manchester United, -- David Gill
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Both Chelsea and Manchester United will be challenging for the Premiership title next season. -- Roy Evans
In the end, very little gets in the way of what Manchester United wants to do. -- Tim Howard
Our number one opponents are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United. It is ourselves at Chelsea. -- Didier Drogba
I never wanted Manchester United to be second to anybody. Only the best would be good enough. -- Matt Busby
I want to help Manchester United win the Premier League and become the best player in the world. -- Adnan
There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster. -- Michael Owen
I remember seeing Eric Cantona play for Manchester United. The way he used to control games was special to watch. -- Ronaldinho
Yes, I thought I was joining Manchester United, I was misled by all involved. I wasnt aware of another Manchester team -- Robinho
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
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
We had been getting some bad results, now it is up to us to make up the ground and catch Manchester United. -- Robbie Fowler
I liked the Paul Ince and Roy Keane partnership Manchester United had. They would have been my team had I moved to England. -- Xavi
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
My early ambitions were the same as they are now - to play for Manchester United. I was, and still am, football mad. -- James Nesbitt
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
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
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
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
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
A lot of them want to come and play for Manchester United. They want to play because Alex has a record of giving youth a chance and we have the history and heritage of Manchester United. -- David Gill
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The atmosphere generated by the fans in Celtic's stadium for our visit was the most impressive I've ever witnessed. The grounds of Liverpool and Manchester United are good and the hostile feeling of playing against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu is also excellent, but the atmosphere against Celtic was the best. -- Xavi
Manchester United and Liverpool have been bought with huge leverage, and we've got Roman Abramovich at Chelsea who can turn his loans into shares. It is really important for the Premier League to ask itself: if a club is being bought on such a mountain of debt, isn't that a possible recipe for disaster for the future? -- Gordon Taylor
Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S. -- Lucy Powell
People have to understand one thing: at the age of 18, I arrived at a dream club like Manchester United. It was a dream come true. But, even at that moment, I was thinking about playing in England for some years and then going to play in Spain. Even at that time I was thinking that way, and I always gave 100% everything. -- Cristiano Ronaldo
I am a great fan of Manchester United. -- Suresh Raina
I love the pressure of managing Manchester United -- Manuel Pellegrini
And now International Soccer Special, Manchester United v Southampton -- David Coleman
We will go back to playing like Manchester United. -- Ryan Giggs
They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United. -- Alex Ferguson
Manchester United is stronger than anybody in the world. -- Eric Cantona
Let's be honest. We're not Manchester United or Arsenal, are we? -- Paolo Di Canio
The Premier club in the Premier League - that is Manchester United! -- Martin Tyler
Manchester United will be hoping their bench can come off the bench -- Ray Parlour
I'm home. I hope the Manchester United fans forgive me for being late. -- Robin van Persie
Chelsea are the team who can break the Arsenal and Manchester United monopoly. -- Ron Atkinson
Neil Sullivan has stopped absolutely everything have thrown at him...Wimbledon 1, Manchester United 1. -- Mike Ingham
The most beautiful sight in football is too watch Manchester United chase a game. -- Teddy Sheringham
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Manchester United are looking to Frank Stapleton to pull some magic out of the fire. -- Jimmy Hill
Manchester United will always be a competitor, just because of the very size of them. -- Michael Owen
Winning the Ballon d'Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United. -- Paul Scholes
Manchester United are substituting Blomqvist for Giggs just to bring more legs into the game. -- Tony Gale
Manchester United have, since 1991, conquered Europe about as successfully as Head and Shoulders has conquered dandruff -- Martin Samuel
I went to India with UNICEF in connection with Manchester United to raise money for children's education. -- James Nesbitt
The little boy inside me was screaming 'Manchester United'. United breathes football... the perfect match for me. -- Robin van Persie
If I was to transfer abroad at some stage, then it would only be to Manchester United -- Mats Hummels
Arsenal are streets ahead of everyone in this league and Manchester United are up there with them. -- Craig Bellamy
Regardless of whether it is playing for your school team or playing for Manchester United, winning is great. -- Alan Smith
I think he [Sir Alex Ferguson] may have even surpassed the achievements of Matt Busby for Manchester United. -- Kenny Dalglish
If you aren't the chairman of Manchester United, Real Madrid or AC Milan, I'll get back to you later. -- Joe Kinnear
It'll be nice to know that every gallon of petrol a Manchester United fan buys is going into our kitty. -- Noel Gallagher
Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three. -- Chris Coleman
Manchester United might not win Premier League every year, but we'd always be up there competing for it every year. -- Alex Ferguson
Paul Scholes is my favourite player. He epitomises the spirit of Manchester United and everything that is good about football. -- Bobby Charlton
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
When you join this club as a young player you know you've got a mountain to climb to get yourself into the first team. (on Manchester United) -- Gary Neville
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I think nowadays Manchester United is more competitive than it's ever been. Obviously, over the last one or two decades, they've always had one challenger or two challengers maybe, whether it be Arsenal or Chelsea. -- Michael Owen
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
They (Bayern Munich) lost in the semi-finals of the Champions League to Real Madrid last year, and the year before that were beaten in the final by Manchester United, so their European pedigree is second to none. -- Simon Brotherton
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
Manchester United? That's not an option. I am staying at Bayern Munich. Period. I had a great time under Van Gaal at Bayern, he has been very important for my career but I am very happy at my current club. -- Arjen Robben
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
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
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
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 Tourettes Syndrome, a brain disorder that can trigger speech and facial tics, vocal outbursts and obsessive compulsive behavior. -- Tim Howard
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
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
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
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
This club is steeped in history and I feel privileged to have become a part of that ... An immense thank you to Sir Alex Ferguson for making it all possible, for giving me the privilege to be a captain, to be inspired by the legend of Manchester United and to understand that nobody is bigger than the club. -- Patrice Evra
The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game. -- Howard Wilkinson
We may not be in Manchester but we will always be united -- Morris Gleitzman
I just want to get in the team and show all of them what I can do. (on signing for Manchester united) -- Wayne Rooney
You look at Man United and Liverpool, and they are red - they are much more successful and have a bigger fan base than Chelsea or Manchester City. -- Vincent Tan

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