I lived my dream in signing for Manchester United - but I soon realised I wasn't good enough
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor many Manchester United supporters, the 2007/08 campaign will take some beating. Just 10 days after winning the Premier League title up the road in nearby Wigan, United scooped their third Champions League crown in the driving rain in Moscow.
Cristiano Ronaldo had ended the season with 42 goals and all was rosy in the Reds' garden. Everything was so rosy, in fact, United took a fairly laid back approach to the subsequent transfer window, signing just three players in preparation for the 2008/09 season.
After drafting in the Da Silva twins - Rafael and Fabio - from Fluminense, Dimitar Berbatov completed a fairly quiet summer's worth of shopping for Sir Alex Ferguson. READ MORE: I was told I wasn't allowed to join United - what I did next is my biggest regret READ MORE: I signed for United and asked to quit after my first training session United's squad was already dripping in talent, Ronaldo was still on the books and the biggest name to leave the club that summer was arguably Mikaël Silvestre, who made the switch to Arsenal.
But United being United meant they kept their options open, particularly when it came to young talent. That was why, in the build-up to the 2009 January transfer window, United swooped for Partizan Belgrade winger Zoran Tosic.
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