Sir Alex Ferguson talks up Ryan Shawcross of Stoke ahead of window

Manchester United vs. Stoke City

Premiership - 7 months ago

Sir Alex Ferguson talks up Ryan Shawcross of Stoke ahead of window

• Manchester United's manager talks of letting defender leave
• Ferguson no longer sure 'about letting Shawcross join Stoke'

by Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford 7 months ago

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Sir Alex Ferguson has signalled he may make a move for Ryan Shawcross in the January transfer window, admitting it could have been a mistake to let the former Manchester United defender join Stoke City in 2008

. The Stoke captain was in Roy Hodgson's recent England squad and he began his career at Manchester United.

"I was delighted to see him called up for the England squad because he is a quality player I have wished – particularly of late – was still at Old Trafford," the manager said in the programme for Stoke's visit. "The problem was that at the time of his release we had an especially strong group of young centre-halves and it was becoming impossible to give them all games at the level their progress warranted.

"We had Jonny Evans, Gerard Piqué, Ryan Shawcross, Craig Cathcart, and Paul McShane, and something had to give. We made the right decision keeping Jonny Evans but I'm not so sure about letting Shawcross join Stoke."

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Achiox

(Manchester United)

6 months ago

Jonny Evans, Gerard Piqué, Ryan Shawcross, Craig Cathcart were available and SAF kept Evans.

No amount of head-shaking will be sufficient for what has happened here. Gave up three excellent defenders, even though they might not have reached their potential by being benched so often at United.