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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan
 

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan
 

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Nikola Jovanović. ‘Nikki’ was Manchester United’s first ever foreign signing - a technically blessed defender with the reputation of being versatile (able to play as libero, stopper or fullback) and composed on the ball - which led him being used in midfield for Manchester United by then manager Dave Sexton.


sporting-heroes: Nikola Jovanovic profile said:
Manager Dave Sexton started to negotiate with Red Star Belgrade for Nikola Jovanovic, a centre-back who had scored an impressive 50 goals in 359 games. The popular Yugoslavian international joined United in January 1980 for £300, 000, a record for a Yugoslav club. He desperately wanted to play for Manchester United, a club he described as the best in Europe and even turned down better terms from Bayern Munich in order to fulfil his ambition of playing at Old Trafford. Jovanovic's main quality was his technical ability and his intelligence, but he also possessed excellent concentration, calmness, persistence and an ability to create chaos in opposing defences with runs towards goal, perhaps recalling his early days as an attacker.

Nikki became the first foreign player to play for the Red Devils when making his debut on 2nd February 1980 against Derby County, as a replacement for Ray Wilkins, who missed the game through injury. He couldn't have joined the club at a more exciting time as United thrillingly closed the gap on league leaders Liverpool and, although the league title was ultimately missed by a whisker, everyone was left with great hopes for the future. The first month of the 1980/1981 campaign saw Sexton, in the absence of Gordon McQueen, give Nikki his first league outing in front of his own fans. The big Yugoslav celebrated the occasion by scoring the Reds' first goal since the opening day of the season. It came in the 59th minute and looked sufficient to win the points until six minutes from time when Alan Brown equalised for the Wearsiders.

A major highlight of Jovanovic's season was his role in an emphatic victory over Leicester City. First half goals from Steve Coppell and Ashley Grimes put the Reds firmly in the driving seat, but after the interval the goals flowed at an even swifter rate. A United corner saw Nikki beat the Leicester keeper Mark Wallington to head the ball down and into the net for the Reds' third goal. Jovanovic then scored a second with Lou Macari adding another goal in an emphatic 5-0 win. In a blistering end to their league campaign, United won their last seven league games in a row, but could still only finish eighth in the table - a position which the club's board could not tolerate. Sexton was sacked after four seasons at the helm and replaced by the flamboyant Ron Atkinson. Hampered by a severe back injury, Jovanovic was unable to make any impact under 'Big Ron' and failed to add to his 21 league appearances and four goals for the Red Devils. He had a loan spell at FC Buducnoet from December '81-July '82 and left Old Trafford for good in November 1982 when his contract was cancelled. Nikki won 7 caps for his country and played in all three games at the 1982 World Cup.
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fourfourtwo: How Manchester United signed their first ever foreign player said:
The central defender had been man of the match in both legs for a brilliant Red Star side which had been good enough to beat European champions Liverpool home and away. So impressed was United manager Dave Sexton that he flew to Belgrade to watch the player again against Galatasaray.

“Bayern Munich offered me twice as much as United but I considered United to be one of the best teams in the world,” recalled Jovanovic, who’d played over 300 times for Red Star and was a regular in the Yugoslavia national side. “During the ‘60s and ‘70s, Yugoslavian teams featured seven times in the finals of European club competitions. We were playing the best teams in Europe and beating them. One of those teams was Partizan Belgrade which beat United in the semi-finals of the 1966 European Cup.

“I wanted to move abroad because I wanted some financial security for my family but the idea of United appealed. Having lived in Belgrade I knew the significance of the Munich air crash and then I’d seen Law, Best and Charlton on television.”

Manager Dave Sexton was excited by his new £300,000 signing and said: “This player will amaze you once he’s settled in.”

The other players were quickly impressed.

“We played on an icy training pitch for his first kick about and Nicola was dancing on the ice,” said his captain Martin Buchan. “He was brilliant. I thought, ‘I wonder if Dave Sexton is trying to put a bit of pressure on me?’ because I was negotiating what would be my last United contract.”

Buchan and Lou Macari discussed the new £300,000 signing. Buchan was worried.

“He’s good isn’t he?” he said to Macari.

“‘If he’s worth £300,000,’ said Lou, “Then you must be worth at least £150,000’.”

Jovanovic also started well, scoring on his home debut against Leicester. He soon struck up a positive relationship with manager Dave Sexton.

“He was a good man and a good coach. But he was very quiet and occasionally the players weren’t able to understand him. Sometimes the games were very boring and the fans of Manchester United didn’t like that. That was a bad period for the club all round, though. The manager [Sexton] was under pressure. I didn’t really understand the politics of the club. The chairman died and the team was a long way behind Liverpool. United were a big club with talented players but Liverpool were dominating.”

There were other reasons why Jovanovic never really settled.

“The football was very different to what I had known at Red Star. It was long balls and not attractive – apart from the football played by Liverpool and Ipswich Town, who were the best teams. And I was played out of position.”

“Nikki was a big strapping fellow and most people knew him as a central defender,” remarked one seasoned watcher, former United player Albert Scanlon, “But often Dave played him in midfield. Perhaps putting defenders in advanced positions was part of his precious coaching theory, but I could never agree with it. Nikki wasn't a bad footballer and was comfortable on the ball and talented enough to use it, but United did him a disservice by playing him in the wrong role. He was on a hiding to nothing.”

“Red Star would have easily beaten United,” said Jovanovic, “we were regularly reaching the semi-finals of European competitions and we had a world-class coach in Miljan Miljanic who would coach Real Madrid. I went from him to Tommy Cavanagh [the principal trainer]. There was a big difference. I don’t like to criticise the people I’ve worked with, but the man didn’t know what he was doing. He knew nothing about football. He had some talented players but he didn’t know how to get them to work as a team.”

Cavanagh wasn’t everyone’s cup of team. Sammy McIlroy described him as “a strong-minded Scouser. I remember poor Nicola Jovanovic not understanding a word he said. He hounded Gary Bailey too.”

Keeper Bailey also thought that United’s approach didn’t get the best out of the Yugoslav.

“He was a lovely guy and a very, very good footballer – better than anyone else there in defence. He’d played for a brilliant Red Star Belgrade team yet entered a screaming, shouting culture that destroyed so many good talents. He took stress under the Cavanagh era. Dave Sexton was such a mild and meek lovely person who wasn’t involved in the shouting, but he was manager and was ultimately responsible. I often envied players at Arsenal under Don Howe. To listen to him and Bobby Robson talk about tactics with England was fascinating because we never had that at Old Trafford.”
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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan
 
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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg 9. J. Mata
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan

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BIG DUNK said:
Nikola Jovanović. ‘Nikki’ was Manchester United’s first ever foreign signing - a technically blessed defender with the reputation of being versatile (able to play as libero, stopper or fullback) and composed on the ball - which led him being used in midfield for Manchester United by then manager Dave Sexton.






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BIG DUNK said:
Nikola Jovanović. ‘Nikki’ was Manchester United’s first ever foreign signing - a technically blessed defender with the reputation of being versatile (able to play as libero, stopper or fullback) and composed on the ball - which led him being used in midfield for Manchester United by then manager Dave Sexton.

Nikki became the first foreign player to play for the Red Devils when making his debut on 2nd February 1980 against Derby County
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Certainly not the first foreign player to play for us? Sartori played for United in the late 60's/early 70's.
Perhaps the first foreign player signed from a foreign club?
 

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg 9. J. Mata
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan 9. A. Muhren 10. V. Valdes

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harms said:
Certainly not the first foreign player to play for us? Sartori played for United in the late 60's/early 70's.
Perhaps the first foreign player signed from a foreign club?
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Foreign signing. Sartori was from the youth team.
 

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg 9. J. Mata
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez 10. J. Nicholl
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan 9. A. Muhren 10. V. Valdes

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg 9. J. Mata
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović 10. F. Barthez
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez 10. J. Nicholl
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan 9. A. Muhren 10. V. Valdes

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg 9. J. Mata
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy 10. L. Macari
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović 10. F. Barthez
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez 10. J. Nicholl
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan 9. A. Muhren 10. V. Valdes
 

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BIG DUNK said:


1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg 9. J. Mata
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović 10. F. Barthez
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez 10. J. Nicholl
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan 9. A. Muhren 10. V. Valdes

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about fecking time, people forget he was one of the best in the world prior to his second season at United
 

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Šjor Bepo said:
i was debating between him and a certain player you wont like....guess the debate is over now.
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:angel: Be amazed if he didn’t get picked in the whole draft anyway! I’m sure you have a plan how to use him. Just whether others buy it, I guess!
 

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If we are drafting 13 players should we cut the pick deadline to 2 hours in the 12th round?
 

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg 9. J. Mata 10. B.Greenhof
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy 10. L. Macari
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović 10. F. Barthez
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez 10. J. Nicholl
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan 9. A. Muhren 10. V. Valdes

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1.Zlatan 7 - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. G. Neville 3. P. Evra 4. A. Kanchelskis 5. M. Hughes 6. D. Fletcher 7. O. Hargreaves 8. K. Moran 9. H. Maguire
2. Sjor - 1. R. Keane 2. R. Varane 3. R. Byrne 4. A. Valencia 5. B. Foulkes 6. N. Matic 7. M. Owen 8. A. Goram 9. N. Whiteside
3. Michaelf7777777 - 1. G. Best 2. D. Irwin 3. J. Giles 4. Park J.-s. 5. H. Berg 6. G. McQueen 7. P. Beardsley 8. E. Cavani 9. S. Amrabat
4. Fortitude 1. B.Charlton 2. P. Schmeichel 3. A. Cole 4. D. Yorke 5. P. Crerand 6. J. Evans 7. P. Jones 8. C. Smalling 9. G. Hill
5. Himannv 1. R. Ferdinand 2. W. Rooney 3. E. van der Sar 4. H. Larsson 5. G. Pique 6. N. Butt 7. P. Pogba 8. R. da Silva 9. W. Morgan
6. Physio 1. B. Robson 2. J-S. Veron 3. S. Bruce 4. R. Johnsen 5. Nani 6. L. Sharpe 7. J. O'Shea 8. D. Berbatov 9. A. Wan-Bissaka
7. Edgar 1. J. Stam 2. E. Cantona 3. G. Pallister 4. Wes Brown 5. A. Young 6. G. Heinze 7. R. Falcao 8. C. Eriksen 9. A. Herrera 10. K. Poborsky
8. NM 1. P. Scholes 2. N. Vidic 3. R. Van Persie 4. P. Ince 5. A. Sanchez 6. S. Brennan 7. M. Silvestre 8. H. Gregg 9. J. Mata 10. B.Greenhof
9. Isotope 1. D. Law 2. L. Blanc 3. A. Di Maria 4. N. Stiles 5. Solskjaer 6. P. Parker 7. A. Stepney 8. A. Albiston 9. S. McIlroy 10. L. Macari
10. Big Dunk 1. D. Beckham 2. R. van Nistelrooy 3. M.Carrick 4. C. Tevez 5. J.Olsen 6. R. Wilkins 7. D. Blind 8. J. Sivebæk 9. N. Jovanović 10. F. Barthez
11. Gio 1. R. Giggs 2. D. Edwards 3. Z. Ibrahimović 4. M. Buchan 5. L. Shaw 6. D. De Gea 7. S. Coppell 8. T. Taylor 9. L. Martinez 10. J. Nicholl
12. Enigma 1. B. Schweinsteiger 2. P. McGrath 3. V. Anderson 4. Casemiro 5. G. Strachan 6. T. Dunne 7. D. Viollet 8. D. Forlan 9. A. Muhren 10. V. Valdes
 
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