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“Sir Alex Ferguson’s brother watched me score against Boca Juniors. I didn’t know it then but that goal earned me my Manchester United move” Diego Forlan on the goal that changed his life
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When Diego Forlan put pen to paper and joined Manchester United in January 2002, it would prove to be a life-changing move for the then-22-year-old.
“This was the day Manchester United seriously put me on their radar,” Forlan explains to FourFourTwo.
Forlan would join Manchester United for £6.9million“The stadium was packed because it was Carlos Bianchi’s farewell as head coach,” he continues.
“I remember the fans chanting for him to stay, because his legacy at Boca Juniors had been extraordinary, crowned by that victory a year earlier against Real Madrid [in the Intercontinental Cup].”
“It was an open game, with chances at both ends, and Boca Juniors eventually won 5–3,” Forlan adds, before turning to his own contribution that day.