From Eric Cantona to Cristiano Ronaldo, Sir Alex Ferguson made some brilliant signings during his 26 years in charge of Manchester United.
But Ferguson didn’t always get it right in the transfer market, particularly towards the end of his reign when the Glazers were in charge.
We’ve taken a look at his last 10 United signings to see how they’ve fared since.
Wilfried Zaha
Zaha became Ferguson’s last signing for the club when he was snapped up in a £15million deal in January 2013. But he was loaned back to Crystal Palace for the remainder of the season and never got to play under the Scot, who retired after winning his 13th league title.
“It crushed me a little bit because it was like, after speaking to him, it was a no-brainer that I wanted to go there,” Zaha told Rio Ferdinand on his YouTube channel.
“I had no idea he was leaving.”
The Ivory Coast international made just four appearances for the club and was sold back to Palace in February 2015 for a fraction of what they bought him for.
Despite regularly being linked with a move away, he remains at Selhurst Park, and there are now fewer opportunities for him to depart.
Angelo Henriquez
Ferguson hoped that he had unearthed another unknown gem when he bought an 18-year-old Henriquez from Universidad de Chile in 2012.
But he never made a competitive appearance for United, going on loan to Wigan Athletic, Real Zaragoza and Dinamo Zagreb, before making a permanent move to the latter in 2015.
The 27-year-old decided to return to former club Universidad de Chile in 2018 and then joined Brazilian side Fortaleza, before continuing his journeyman career by signing for Polish side Miedz Legnica on a three year deal in the summer of 2022.
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Alexander Buttner
Buttner joined United from Vitesse Arnhem in 2012 and made a remarkable start to his Premier League career, scoring a brilliant solo goal on his debut against Wigan.
The left-back failed to build on that and made just another 27 appearances for the club before joining Russian side Dynamo Moscow in 2014.
“My adventure with Manchester United was not a failure,” Buttner told Algemeen Dagblad in 2017.
“Who can say that they have won the Premier League title? I can say that. Even Steven Gerrard hasn’t managed it. I played more games for…
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