Balls Sports Film Of The Week : 25 Years United

Conor Neville
By Conor Neville
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A comprehensive documentary made back when Alex Ferguson was still ensconced in Old Trafford, celebrating 25 years and with no obvious end in sight.

The early period of Fergie's reign is the most illuminating part of this documentary.

A particularly insightful moment arrives early when Ron Atkinson explains away his middling record as United boss by saying that to win in England one had to be the best team in Europe. Perhaps Big Ron has a point. English teams did dominate the European Cup in the early 80s - as opposed to 1993, when teams like Rangers and Galatasaray used to dump them out.

It doesn't, however, explain why United sat second last in the table when

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