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‘Two rough lads like us becoming Manchester United legends? I’d have said, “No chance, you’re taking the piss.” We got lucky’ Paul Scholes on becoming an Old Trafford great with Nicky Butt
EXCLUSIVE Manchester United's Class of '92 have gone down in club folklore
‘When Terry Venables died, I was sat in the car and cried my eyes out. Terry was a f**king diamond. He had to be, to put up with me’ Paul Gascoigne on the manager he loved playing for most
EXCLUSIVE Gascoigne played his best football under Venables for Spurs and England
‘Pele, Glenn Hoddle… and Morrissey’ Sean Dyche opens up on his lifelong heroes
EXCLUSIVE Sean Dyche’s role models aren’t who you’d necessarily expect…
‘I had a lovely five years at Forest. I got in the England squad and we made the UEFA Cup quarter-finals – although we got battered by Bayern Munich’ Colin Cooper on his City Ground memories
EXCLUSIVE The two-time England international played his best football at Forest
‘He was like greased lightning, but I’d use all my pace to tire him out early on’ Celtic icon Jim Craig on his toughest Old Firm opponent
EXCLUSIVE Old Firm clashes always bring up big individual battles
‘I’ll stay out of Liam’s international future unless he ever wants my advice – then I’ll give it to him and him only’ Rory Delap on the guidance he gives his son Liam
EXCLUSIVE The former Stoke City star has two sons making their way in the professional game
‘Antonio Conte changed everything. He revolutionised football in England’ Pedro on Conte’s seismic impact at Chelsea
EXCLUSIVE Pedro was in his second season at Chelsea when the title-winning Italian arrived
‘Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy were on the bench. We watched the whole game back on YouTube. People tell you where they were when it happened’ Troy Deeney on Watford’s playoff win over future England duo
EXCLUSIVE One of Deeney’s most iconic goals came against a side featuring two future Three Lions goalscorers
"In the tunnel, I said to Diego Maradona, ‘I’m pissed.’ He said, ‘It’s OK, Gazza, so am I…’ I just started laughing!" Paul Gascoigne on lining up against Maradona
EXCLUSIVE The maverick pair were two of the game’s most skilful - and unpredictable - players of their generation
‘Moving into Sao Paulo club accommodation at 12 meant one less mouth for my parents to feed. I’ll always be grateful’ Denilson opens up on his humble beginnings
EXCLUSIVE Denilson’s rags-to-riches story saw him rise from the dusty pitches of Diadema to becoming the world’s most expensive player
‘Alan Shearer made a joke about my terrible performance – I was still like, “F**king hell, that’s Alan saying my name!’” Dan Burn recalls being picked out by the Newcastle legend
EXCLUSIVE The commanding centre-back quickly found out that his Magpies icon doesn’t mess his words…
‘Louis van Gaal came across quite cold. He didn’t want me to speed up play: when I was on the pitch, I wasn’t myself. I was happy to respect the instructions but with him I felt really confined’ Manchester United flop on his time with the Dutchman
EXCLUSIVE The £25million midfielder arrived at Old Trafford with a lofty reputation
‘Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deserved more time as Manchester United manager - we did amazingly and we were on the way to doing something big’ Nemanja Matic on life under Ole at Old Trafford
EXCLUSIVE Solskjaer achieved back-to-back top three finishes during his stint in the Old Trafford dugout
‘My kids still bring up the rabona fail… I did it loads in my career, and I'd try it again today!’ David Dunn opens up on his most infamous footballing moment
EXCLUSIVE The former Blackburn midfielder’s most replayed moment was not one of the 67 career goals he netted…
‘Signing for Chelsea, scoring at the Club World Cup final and starting for Brazil at the Maracana – it’s been a remarkable year in my life’ Joao Pedro reflects on a bumper 2025
EXCLUSIVE It’s been an eventful year for the Chelsea forward who joined the Stamford Bridge mob over the summer
‘I was fined by Manchester United. I went to Jose Mourinho and said, ‘Listen, if I pay this, I’ll never play for this club again.’ Something like that would never have happened at Chelsea’ Nemanja Matic on the difference between his two English clubs
EXCLUSIVE The Serbian international encountered a culture shock when swapping Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford
‘It was Cole’s idea to play twice in a day. He cleared it with Pep and wanted to play. He was brilliant and made no mention of sharing a pitch with Rodri and Phil Foden’ Why Cole Palmer played twice in one day
EXCLUSIVE The Chelsea man could not get enough when he was coming through the ranks at Manchester City
‘I couldn’t speak with Mourinho when I left Roma – maybe one day we’ll have the chance to sit down, and he can truly explain what happened’ Pedro reflects on his Jose Mourinho split
EXCLUSIVE The World Cup winner left Mourinho’s Roma for cross-town rivals Lazio in 2021
‘I wasn’t happy and planned my escape from Gareth Southgate’s Middlesbrough. I ignored my club’s calls because I was angry they’d sent me there. I went to Chelsea instead’ Nemanja Matic on his trial with Boro
EXCLUSIVE The former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder on how he could have ended up playing under Gareth Southgate
‘Alex Ferguson asked me to walk out with Manchester United at the FA Cup final - I was a kid and was like, ‘It would be pretty cool though, dad?’ but my dad said no!’ Joe Cole on how he could have ended up alongside Red Devils legends
EXCLUSIVE The future England international could have had a front row seat for a memorable FA Cup final
‘Jose Mourinho said I had a good face and an ugly face but I had no problem with how honest he was. Playing for him was like joining a cult’ Joe Cole on playing for the Special One at Chelsea
EXCLUSIVE Joe Cole spent three seasons playing under Jose Mourinho at Chelsea
‘To be honest, I thought I’d win the Premier League at Manchester United. Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and David de Gea were there, Bastian Schweinsteiger had just signed…’ Red Devils flop on his expectations moving to Old Trafford
EXCLUSIVE Manchester United’s post-Fergie era saw plenty of talented players come and go without winning major honours at Old Trafford
‘It’s crazy to think I was linked with Barcelona, but you can’t let yourself dwell on these things’ Max Aarons opens up on his Camp Nou move that never happened
EXCLUSIVE The Bournemouth defender was wanted by the Catalan side back in 2020
‘Jamie Carragher would be lying on the changing room floor exhausted after every game and every training session. That was something I’d never seen before’ Liverpool goalkeeper on why Carra ‘went so far’ for the Reds
EXCLUSIVE The iconic Liverpool defender turned out 737 times for the Reds
