‘I nearly joined Man Utd after Sir Alex Ferguson charmed me but I don’t regret it… then I ended my career at Barnet’

EDGAR DAVIDS revealed helium astir joined Manchester United aft gathering with Sir Alex Ferguson successful 1996.

Davids, 51, enjoyed tremendous occurrence playing for the likes of Ajax, wherever helium won the Champions League and the Eredivisie, arsenic good arsenic Juventus, wherever helium won 3 Serie A titles.

However, the erstwhile midfielder's vocation could person looked a batch antithetic if helium accepted Ferguson's connection to articulation him astatine United conscionable 3 years earlier the legendary Treble triumph.

The Dutchman revealed helium had a "charming" speech with Sir Alex but opted for AC Milan arsenic that was determination the "bog boys" played backmost successful the day.

And the Netherlands large insists helium has nary regrets contempt United's tremendous occurrence nether Fergie until 2013.

Davids told BetMGM: “When I near Ajax successful 1996 determination was a bully accidental of maine going to Manchester United.

“I had a speech with Sir Alex Ferguson and it was 1 of the astir unbelievable experiences I had successful my full career. He was funny, charming, intelligent — fundamentally everything you wanted.

“The large boys were successful Serie A and that’s wherever I wanted to spell astatine that clip of my career. That was the main crushed wherefore I chose to spell to AC Milan.

“I don’t regret not going to Manchester United. I’ve seen Sir Alex since and we had a bully laughter astir it each and determination are inactive the aforesaid bully feelings betwixt us.”

Davids did yet marque the determination to England 9 years aboriginal arsenic helium played for Tottenham until 2007 earlier a abbreviated stint with Crystal Palace successful 2010.

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The ex-Barcelona prima past turned into an EFL cult leader 2 years aboriginal arsenic helium took implicit arsenic player-manager astatine Barnet successful League Two, wherever helium amassed 38 appearances until his status successful 2014.

Davids is present pursuing a vocation successful absorption and presently works arsenic Netherlands brag Ronald Koeman's assistant.

The ex-Inter Milan prima revealed helium chopped his teeth learning nether existent United brag Erik 10 Hag during his clip successful complaint of Utrecht.

The Juventus fable insists Ten Hag is simply a singular manager and hinted that the Red Devils' troubles are caused by a deficiency of firepower up front.

Davids added: "I cognize him [Ten Hag] precise well. I did an internship astatine FC Utrecht and helium was there.

"He was precise innovative with tons of antithetic things and I was precise impressed. He’s precise focused and passionate astir football.

“We each cognize it hasn’t gone large astatine Manchester United. They are a nine trying to rebuild and that’s ne'er casual — but I bash look astatine their options up beforehand and deliberation there’s not a prolific goalscorer determination which makes specified a difference.

“For me, that’s what they are truly missing. Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee are good, young strikers and person endowment but they don’t person that acquisition yet.

“It’s truthful hard to accidental if he’s going to enactment but the 1 happening you bash cognize is, conscionable similar Real Madrid, results are what you are judged connected and they intelligibly haven’t been astir bully capable portion he’s been successful charge.”