I snubbed Manchester United twice in five years - I can't stand them now
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor a Manchester United fan, the response to Alan Shearer's tweet back in 2018 was absolutely delicious. A quote from famous TV gameshow Bullseye saying, "Look at what you would have won," next to an image of Sir Alex Ferguson proudly parading the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League trophies.
There's little wonder it's still a raw subject for Shearer, who still gets asked about it to this day. “NEVER! I couldn’t stand them then and I can’t stand them now!!!” That was his tweet on the subject of regrets in his career, and whether snubbing United (twice) still rankled. READ MORE: United have been given a £21m transfer dilemma they were not expecting READ MORE: Former United coach tells Sir Jim Ratcliffe why he needs to sack Erik ten Hag His first opportunity to make the Old Trafford move came in 1992, with Shearer choosing Blackburn and United choosing Eric Cantona.
The latter would swiftly help United win successive league titles and the FA Cup. But it was in 1996, when football (nearly) came home, that Ferguson would make his biggest play for the striker everybody wanted.
Think Harry Kane or Erling Haaland now, Shearer was of that ilk. He would have taken Fergie's United to the next level. "I'd actually done a deal as far as Alan Shearer's contract was concerned, we'd come to a settlement," said former United chairman Martin Edwards. "Shearer had been to Ferguson's house, spoke to him and assured him he wanted to come.
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