John O'Kane has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson convinced him to sign for Manchester United in 1990 over a game of snooker. The Class of 92 became world-famous for its abundance of talent after winning the FA Youth Cup in 1992 with the likes of David Beckham, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs amongst the squad.
Those within the ranks at that time then featured in United's treble-winning side in 1999 that saw them win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, although O'Kane wasn't at the club during that time after leaving for Everton, three years earlier.
The Nottingham-born defender only made two league appearances for United prior to his move to Goodison Park but after Howard Kendall's sacking, he dropped
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