![]() The MCG matches in July intrigue given a new manager will be leading the club by winter, with Ajax’s Erik Ten Hag the current favourite to do so. Managers, high quality ones like Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho have come and gone, while the ample opportunity given to club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer eventually ended in empty disappointment. It’s not comfortable to talk about, but it’s a fact. “Here we are struggling to get into a Champions League spot. “There is something missing, because I do believe the players we have in the squad right now should be closer to the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City,” Yorke says. Picture: Owen Humphreys - PA Images/Getty Images In his three years, he scored 65 goals for the side. Yorke delivered both goals and entertainment in his spell at Manchester United. The Red Devils are due in Australia to play Melbourne Victory (July 15) and Crystal Palace (July 19) at the MCG in a far different position, still searching for the post-Ferguson panacea. Rather, he settled in at warp speed, banging in 29 goals as Manchester United enjoyed arguably its greatest season ever, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. To score goals, and to help win trophies. ![]() He was recruited by Ferguson and Manchester United from Aston Villa in 1998 for two simple reasons. ![]() Yorke arrived from the Caribbean into the cold and sleet of Birmingham as a 17-year-old and spent 15 years at the top level of English football, playing a critical role in one of Manchester United’s greatest periods. Picture: Matthew Peters - MU/ Getty ImagesĪs time drifts on and weekly social media highlights and video game ratings seem to inflate new footballing superstars beyond their actual abilities, it’s easy to pass over the careers of those from another era. Yorke feels well equipped to deal with today’s big name players, as a ‘people person’ used to working with the best in the world, like former teammate David Beckham. ![]()
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