When Sir Alex played 8 defenders and beat Arsenal

[@dannylee1240]

Back then players are all like gladiator and warrior. They fight toe to toe for the badge. What a legendary team and manager. Second to none.

[@I_am_Toro]

Second to Barcelona tbh

[@DanielGray123]

​@@I_am_Torowell in terms of physicality and bravery, it's gotta be a premier league teams.

[@I_am_Toro]

@@DanielGray123 you're right, I agree. I meant that Barça beat Man United in 2011, so technically they were better but that was just champions League

[@jaymorales3078]

van Der Sar positioning and awareness maybe 2nd to none. Just outstanding. Guys like Vidic they just know how to cut angles so the keeper knows exactly where the ball is going. makes football look easy.

[@Dipesh1234]

Its surprising he went from Juventus to Fulham before reviving his career at united.😅😅😅

[@ezramo2881]

The twins were fantastic in this game

[@suryasusanto89]

only SAF can bring out the potential of the twins. Truly a genius

[@korganrocks3995]

I think most coaches would have been able to, as long as the poor bastards could stay injury-free. Unfortunately that wasn't the case, especially for Fabio, but there's no denying the talent the twins had. Getting rid of them was a stupid decision, and their replacements have been largely underwhelming or as injury-prone as they were.

[@suriahselvam9066]

@@korganrocks3995 Well Rafael was mostly available. It's just LVG had a thing against Brazilians. Boy had real talent

[@korganrocks3995]

@@suriahselvam9066 Don't get me started on Van Gaal's hatred of Brazilians, or his random dislike of specific players... Jamie Vardy jumped into Rafael and somehow conned the ref into giving a penalty, and LVG decided to get rid of him. Nani got played up front in a pre-season game and didn't do as well as Robben, so get rid of him too. One of the youth strikers(Keane or Wilson) had a decent pre-season, so LVG told Welbeck he was behind that kid in the pecking order and free to leave the club. Absolute maniac!

[@optiondezzo1513]

@@suriahselvam9066 i think he is a racist when the coloured player is not dutch.

[@Ngaihawma420]

Sir Alex could make average players look like the best in the world

[@korganrocks3995]

The key is that even his "average" players had above average mentality, workrate and loyalty. Well, Gibson is an exception, since he actually had the talent to be better than he was, but lacked the workrate.

[@Kazake-vl7nq]

The thing was that they were not average

[@orientalchef9488]

@@Kazake-vl7nq they were below average.

[@Kazake-vl7nq]

@@orientalchef9488 keep lying to prome the old man

[@orientalchef9488]

@@Kazake-vl7nq yeah? How would you rate them?

[@MrPrinceW1]

This only worked because of Rooney. So dynamic and covered different areas of the pitch.

[@relfelapautu]

Agreed

[@cam4united]

And having Van Der Sar in goal

[@pesnfifa2174]

rooney was like bruno but 99 strength 99 shot power and faster.

[@detektifilmu1533]

1st goal was scored by a defender 2nd goal started with a skill of a defender And i happenned to witnessed both ! Genius

[@louisliaw8386]

last time we used to have good football players who just play their best at any place the manager ask them to, and play well. nowadays we find 10 excuses for rashford why he's not playing well, "need luke shaw", "need to play left wing", "needs support", "needs to play half space" bla bla

[@shahzadirani]

this is why footballers from the 90s and 2000s were the most elite level we'll ever see. Even the "average" players of those times were technically and tactically miles ahead of some of the "world class" players of today.

[@endojack92]

​@@shahzadiraniABSOLUTELY

[@JohnDoe-gx8di]

fair comment but the game has got more technical since then. i guess you can say its another excuse but facts are facts. still i agree the players nowa days dont come like they used to. vidic, puyol, drogba, henry just to name a few

[@maxwellainsworth6550]

I agree. I'm not an individual fan boy I like all United players but what I'm sick of is people telling me how good Rashford is and I'm sorry but my eyes tell me a different story.

[@andoSyd]

But they also had Wayne Rooney! Unbelievably talented.

[@Malaysian_GenXer]

Sir Alex could’ve played a team with 8 strikers and found a way to win, he was that good

[@spongebobubu]

I watched this game on Telly while in uni. Loved it. Literally “parked the bus” with 7 defenders yet still attacking football

[@AndrewWinstanley-q4c]

No Pep, Klopp, Ancelotti, Jose... no other manager in history could match Sir Alex. What a hero.

[@SidUnited10]

I always have tears in my eyes remembering the old good times... hoping for the day when man utd will be back to where it belongs ❤

[@lodersracing]

Ferguson had some unreal world class players and talent. But at times, you could have put any team out under Fergie and they would perform.

[@magicfc1000]

I agree with you 100%

[@matthewdoyle3877]

@@magicfc1000not in his early Manchester United regin

[@Puris7dan]

Rooney was an absolute GEM!

[@justpoints]

This was my Fifa 2012 career mode team before finals as well 😂

[@myhemmy]

I remember this game.. SAF shows that he can still win with limited resources due to injuries and other factors.. This is a tactical genius..

[@maxhalley]

3:24 camera cuts to Da Silva 3:25 camera cuts to Da Silva 3:27 camera cuts to Da Silva

[@hishome8027]

2 season ago, smalling still was included in UECL team of the season. Underrated.

[@TheToneHeavy]

9:15 scholsey so crisp man

[@newmonkeyforever6391]

Van what a keeper he was ,when man utd was class team

[@flowen_music]

That header by Rooney was well underrated

[@BigL-h7p]

Love to see old match like this,no diving and minimum foul,😁

[@magicfc1000]

Thank you for the complement

[@deathstarresident]

“Sir Alex, what is Wayne Rooney’s position in this game?” “Everywhere except our goal post”

[@adlophmadzivanzira3139]

Ten hag will sell all of them and buy his former Ajax players😂😂😂😂😂

[@magicfc1000]

Hahaaa, he will bring Quincy Promes and Calvin Bassey

[@joebryant5722]

As these memories slip further and further and further back......and the original panic at not winning a title after 10+ years starts to become accepted status after 15+ and so on........

[@successahead5598]

Gibson was a defensive midfielder, I think here he was the attacking midfielder very funny

[@hakimsyed6075]

Fabio was superb this game..

[@jamilshaikh07]

Coming from an Arsenal fan. Only Rooney was enough for us that day!

[@magicfc1000]

🤣🤣🤣

[@judechauhan6715]

No matter how technically gifted todays players are I think the workrate and tirelessness (plus since back in the day defenders were allowed to actually defend) this team would still do well now.

[@samueltso1291]

It is a pity that both Raffael and Fabio didn’t stay long enough to build their careers. Were they in ETH’s team today, they would be the starters for LB and RB. I wonder whether they have retired by now.

[@magicfc1000]

Of course they would have hanged their boots

[@samueltso1291]

@@magicfc1000 Just Googled. They are 34 now. Raffael announced in April this year that he would retire by the end of the year due to injury. His brother, Fabio, is still playing in Gremio in Brazil. Sadly, their footballing career after Man United was not as good as they would hope for.

[@chukwumachimdiebube53]

There is a massive gap in quality between Ferguson’s United and the present United. The grit, passion, willingness to die for the badge and commitment Ferguson’s team showed hasn’t been matched in recent years/times. GGMU, better luck for the future.

[@anthonyclarke4016]

Trust me, that grit, passion, willingness is being installed. ETH has worked extremely hard at creating the team he now has and ridding the club of the unprofessional, toxic culture that was deeply ingrained. Add to it the standards INEOS are setting to assist him and it's clear the process of removing this culture is being advanced. It won't be fully complete until Rashford is gone and Chelsea finish 14th or above, thereby triggering their obligation to buy Sancho. Rest of squad is playing for ETH and the badge. The quality is their, especially with Ugarte finally in the team and the outrageous talent Ten Hag has progressed from the Academy. Precisely the same things Fergie instilled at United which took time, youth, quality and a willing winning mentality. The future looks very bright at United. GGMU

[@aiaunlimited2672]

in the championship i guess

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

@@anthonyclarke4016 you delusional. He might be sacked soon

[@aganbraganca4156]

@@anthonyclarke4016 lol what he spent like 1 billion moe than any other club all he signed were disasters

[@balibigb]

I cried on this day, could not make heads or tails of what Wenger had done in that match...it was sickening tbh

[@magicfc1000]

The unthinkable happened

[@BangJG-tv]

This Was Back Then. When Football Players Still Played with their Hearts. It Won't Happen Now! Just Playing for Money No Matter What, With Their Skills and Advantages It's All About Money!

[@Wozefootballchannel]

Pple were saying exactly the same back then.you must be a kid

[@aganbraganca4156]

even back than players played for money

[@MzeeRatili]

It’s funny considering last season, we had very few defenders available. We had to resolve to midfielders taking up defensive positions 😂🌚

[@subramanianbalasubramanian3587]

Now even with 10 strikers we wont able to score goal and end up passing back to gk

[@magicfc1000]

😪 so painful

[@georgeball6997]

They brought valencia on at half time and giggs on after an hour n then brought berbatov on aswell

[@essievanz8446]

If united was on a plane and it lost a wing , Sir Alex would send Oshea to go outside in mid air to fix that problem lol . He'd throw Oshea anywhere on the pitch and it worked as if it was his strong point lol

[@Stevemug2020]

It all worked because of the manager who knows his players potentials. ETH till now doesn't know who is best in which position.😢

[@magicfc1000]

Hahaa, he's just giving hopes to the journalists whenever he's asked by journalists

[@SolskjearAsDoneIt]

I remember arriving for the game and reading the line up lol ….ANYWAY JOB DONE 😂

[@Trademarknob]

89 minutes and Man Utd were still attacking even while leading?? We no longer have that character.

[@kinyanjuicarlos8899]

I remember the two brothers fabio and Rafael da silva' 😅😅

[@magicfc1000]

This is one of their greatest occasion

[@mukybrown]

commentators asking VDS why he wants to retire, he was that good

[@magicfc1000]

He was still good at the time of retire

[@London42]

I can only imagine Eric Ten Hag getting this team and crying all day and night with excuses as to why they lost 7-0 😂😂

[@khairullezran8949]

vs prime Arsenal & using this player & position , that was fucking crazy . plus they beat them . even more crazy . 🤪

[@polaris7122]

Paddy showing that he hasn't a clue about the offside rules!

[@ratuldas7437]

Gibson was a midfielder, not a defender.. so it's 7

[@prateekm1995]

This is the game when pogba decided he will leave united for free, because fergie decided to play defenders instead of him in midfield.

[@magicfc1000]

Ooh, hahaa

[@pagman2675]

United players nowadays scared to get into enemies box

[@ProfessorDarkAcademia]

Vandersave was the clear hero of this match, goal scorers notwithstanding

[@puglapapa]

The best ever right back after Gary.

[@magicfc1000]

Who was that?

[@yansaovung532]

Rooney at the heart everything good

[@Jimbobiscuit]

van der Sar saved us that day

[@NuclearNadal14]

Nah most of those Arsenal shots were all pot shots.The closest were RvP's out of target curler from the right and Chamakh bounce drop header.

[@vinodvagadurgi414]

Rooney counts as a defender as well so it's 9

[@JoeSawyer-ge3xf]

Defensive players yes, but they have fundamentals. That team was average on paper, but jiggle them about and they remain average. Jiggle around most teams is the PL today and they aren't average they are a nightmare. This utd team were robust, with a couple of excellent attacking players. Fergie had tactical awareness, he just didn't brag about it.

[@mottscottison6943]

Da Silva Twins were the best left and right back.

[@adammillar6860]

We sold them way to early.

[@rosemerimaarlo3656]

Back then Wengers team used to roll over against Utd. Even if they played only 8 players they would have won.

[@saidhammar5006]

Ironically we knew how to beat Chelsea and Arsenal all the time, but we didn't knew how to deal with Barcelona, and those two did. Power balance is also about style of play. That Arsenal team was much better than it looks, SAF just knew how to beat them.

[@optiondezzo1513]

13 years later, man utd have a striker on the field but they do not pass nor cross to him. 🤣

[@PanchoHerrera-f6v]

Both goals chicharito involved

[@JLotusss]

only SAF could use have a team with most of them are only above average players but win several premier league titles and go to UEFA final, crazy manager.

[@crazefar]

What a tank van der sar was

[@winarkosungonosuriasong2395]

actually he swap Rafael and Fabio during halftime and yet nobody knows.

[@magicfc1000]

No, 😂 they both started

[@jonozil]

Back when United had actual football players

[@magicfc1000]

Exactly

[@mateo1726]

To say Rafael and Fabio were defenders is a little unfair to them. They were always great going forward

[@yonatielu3881]

Could play with 8 forwards at the back with a Keeper like that

[@DungNgo-zi8jg]

When united was … united, things were excitingly different

[@magicfc1000]

For sure, today is a joke

[@KingZizou7]

That arsenal team was shocking

[@gongtaurgc3]

9:18 what a pass by Scholes. Van Nistelrooy would have scored it easily.

[@ryunakazawa947]

Left foot

[@c.t6149]

Maybe if they playing with all goalkeeper, they still able to win the game 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrKAKARONALDOMESSI]

How I wish I could go back to March 12 11

[@magicfc1000]

Unfortunately, time has no reverse gear

[@nanayaw1568]

Edwin Van der Sar ❤❤❤❤

[@PlayRhema.]

If onana was in this post all arsenal shots would have been goals

[@magicfc1000]

🤣🤣🤣 true

[@luthfilhadi5694]

it's one of the best fabio x rafael..

[@idowusundaypaul2214]

Edwin Van Da Saar❤

[@Homecookingshows]

Man Utd Then Use 8 Defender And Win Against Arsenal, Man Utd Now Spend 600Millions And Still Couldn't Beat Brighton😂

[@samwaite757]

I was there. It was grim.

[@reggydewansantika2851]

1:45 typo commentator😂

[@christophercroucher280]

It was 7 defenders

[@AmarokWolf7]

Onana would have conceded at least 4

[@magicfc1000]

True, the game was tough

[@collinsapollo5872]

I'd rather play 8 defenders than 8 strikers!

[@mynamenapresh7853]

It was 7 defenders and not 8

[@trusttrue-l1q]

I never think Arsenal as a big team .it is a good team but not one of the best teams.

[@KhanhNguyen-88]

Anyone still rolling down and read comments like me😅

[@magicfc1000]

Hahahahaa, say something

[@alexisdachamp7097]

It was seven defenders. Not 8

[@endlessmotion2255]

Spot on. Gibson was always a midfielder for us. But even so, bouncing Arsenal with this line up was too funny

[@K_weld_K]

8 ! Vds

[@alexisdachamp7097]

@@endlessmotion2255 yeah

[@keithlong8779]

they dont mean gibson they mean van der sar

[@keithlong8779]

if they meant gibson would be 9

[@SKBONG99]

HAY QUÁ

[@magicfc1000]

Beautiful

[@ianch7]

🤔 name the 8, because I only see 7…

[@chionyenkwu2253]

7 defenders yeah 🤨🤨

[@magicfc1000]

Gibson once played rightback, so I counted him as one

[@leightarentaal2123]

Players these days care more about their hairstyles and custom boots

[@dominik9894]

Arsenal is flop team! It's not Wenger's fault but by Arsenal owners and sports directors which couldn't make Arsenal an institution like Abramovich made us, but we had 3 European trophies and before Roman and in 1998 won Cup Winners Cup and Super Cup or 2000 beat Barcelona 3-1 in quarter-finals of Champions league, so it's not all about money, it's about club mentality

[@FootkerSnooball]

Chelsea still lost that tie you referred to lol And Arsenal had also won CupWinnersCup's and things in the 90's. Chelsea then became a sugardaddy club at a time where there weren't really any others in the PL. Being lucky isn't something to gloat about.

[@jemarbagacay1629]

If Onana was the keeper, United would have lost 4-2

[@magicfc1000]

Hahaa, I agree

[@alsonhun7358]

Man Utd start going downhill since SAF left,even after countless managers n players left n join manutd,they still cant create a team like SAF.sadly man utd is now a mediocre team lying in mid table.City had taken over the rein from man utd to turn manchester blue,man utd are not considered to be among the top club both in BPL n europe.The players of today care more about their money,their fame,their number of views n clicks in social media,winning any CUP n Honor does not matter to them.

[@ByronVirgil_370z]

Didn’t we do this twice once was 8-2 and the only attacking players on the pitch were Ashley young and Wayne Rooney unsure if Nani was playing

[@88balloonsonthewall70]

Nani, Cleverley, Anderson, Young, Welbeck and Rooney where all starting that game.

[@korganrocks3995]

Nani scored in that game, so he definitely played though I don't remember if he started.

[@PiyushBhagwan]

This commentator is so shit

[@magicfc1000]

Why 🤣

[@zeded509]

Overrated manager of all time

[@youngthecreator22]

Liverpool 7-0 mu

[@magicfc1000]

What trophy did they win after that win?

[@ckngmad1357]

09:31 Lol

[@balibigb]

I cried on this day, could not make heads or tails of what Wenger had done in that match...it was sickening tbh

[@magicfc1000]

Hahaaa, it was so unexpected

[@balibigb]

@@magicfc1000 it's was soo frustrating..cause on paper, I felt we had one over them ! I remember thinking Sir Alex just school l' professor. Lol it hurt soo much