Sir Alex Ferguson to make surprise return to manage former Manchester United striker in farewell game
Former Manchester United striker, Giuseppe Rossi, has reveale that Sir Alex Ferguson will be in the dugout for his farewell game in Italy next month.
Rossi announce his retirement from football in 2023 หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ following two brief stints with Serie B side SPAL.
The 38-year-old has arrange to play a testimonial calle ‘Pepito day’ at Fiorentina’s Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 22, and several legends of the game have invite.
Ferguson, who hande Rossi his professional debut with United in 2004, has invite alongside Gabriel Batistuta, Luca Toni, Antonio Cassano, Sebastian Frey, Antonio Cassano and Borja Valero.
Ferguson will be in the dugout for the first time since 2019 when he manage Manchester United ’99 Legends to a 5-0 victory over Bayern Munich in front of 61,175 fans at Old Trafford.
‘I am very proud to say that my first professional coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, will be there,’. Rossi said when announcing his farewell game.
When asked about his decision to invite Ferguson, Rossi replied: ‘He was my first coach, I signe my first professional contract with Manchester and having him on the 22nd for me is a huge honour.
‘I only played for him for three years, I played little, 15, 16 games with Manchester United but when we called him he immediately answere, ‘yes’, and it makes you understand what kind of person he is, Ferguson.
‘He’s one where you can be Giuseppe Rossi, who did almost nothing with Manchester, or [Cristiano] Ronaldo who score thousands of goals, he treats you the same and therefore I have great respect for him.
‘I’ll be very happy to see him.’