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2005 – 2008: The definitive story of how Manchester United conquered club football

A deep dive, with unparallelled access, into the creation of Sir Alex Ferguson’s final great team.

It’s New Year’s Eve 2005 and Manchester United are in a state of limbo. Legendary captain Roy Keane has left the club, the defence is in need of an overhaul, key midfielder Paul Scholes is out for the season with an eye problem, and United sit 11 points adrift of Jose Mourinho’s dominant Premier League champions, Chelsea. It’s also the club’s longest run without a title since the early ‘90s.

But Sir Alex Ferguson has a plan. A plan to rebuild his team. A plan to shape it around two rising stars. A plan to take what would become his third great United side to the summit of the world game.

What follows is a period of true Reds domination, as Ferguson empowers young superstars Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo to achieve greatness — combining
them with shrewd signings and experienced heads to realise his latest vision.

This is the official inside story of that glorious comeback – a tale of football glory like no other: a tale of true Reds’ domination.

Ferguson makes icons of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, teams them with shrewd signings and experienced heads, and leads Man United to victory in England, then Europe and finally… the world.

Spanning the epic period between 2005 and 2008, it’s a story expertly told by Steve Bartram and Joe Ganley, two diehard Old Trafford match-goers who witnessed every kick.