Ferguson Makes Incredible Claim About His Manchester United Team

• Sir Alex Ferguson managed Manchester United for 26 years before retiring in 2013
• He managed some of the best players in the world and won multiple trophies
• His recent comments on a popular football term appear to throw many of his former players under the bus

Sir Alex Ferguson seems to be shading most of his former players with his comments regarding using the term “world-class” in football.

The legendary manager was in charge of Manchester United between 1986 and 2013, winning many trophies, including a record 13 Premier League titles.

During his illustrious career at Old Trafford, he had many high moments, including three-peats twice, the 1998/99 treble and the famous class of 1992, where academy stars dominated his team.

According to Daily Express, since retirement, he has remained a regular figure around the club, attending games and getting involved in key decisions, including managerial appointments.

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Ferguson shades former players

The use of labels and classification for players has become a thing in football. Legend and world-class are the two most controversial terms used currently in football.

The 81-year-old has waded into the discussion using his Manchester United players as examples in what appears to be a subtle dig at some great stars.

“If you read the papers or listen to the television commentators, we seem to be awash with 'world-class’ footballers,” he wrote in his book, Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United, via SportBible.

“I don’t mean to demean or criticise any of the great or very good footballers who played for me during my 26-year career at United, but there were only four who were world-class: [Eric] Cantona, [Ryan] Giggs, [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Paul] Scholes.”

He had special praise for the greatest of them all, Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, including one under Ferguson’s watch.

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“And of the four Cristiano was like an ornament on the top of a Christmas tree,” he said.

Ferguson apologises to Solskjaer

Sports Brief reported that Ferguson apologised to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for publicly criticising the manager over his treatment of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Scot was influential in bringing Ronaldo to Old Trafford for a second spell that did not pan out well and joined a brigade of critics of Ole.