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'F****** big-time Charlie' - Sir Alex Ferguson's regret after dressing room dig at Paul Ince before Liverpool vs Manchester United

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"I could have never gone from United to Liverpool, it doesn't happen. "I went from United to Inter Milan, I didn’t want to leave United. "I had been there for six years, I was just about to sign a four-year contract. "United broke my heart 'cause they allowed me to go to Inter Milan, they sold me and they broke my heart!" When the discussion of Manchester United's greatest-ever midfielder comes up, there is one man who is often overlooked.

Paul Ince was the beating heart of one of the best sides Sir Alex Ferguson ever produced and labelled the best in his position by Eric Canona.

Yet rarely does his name get mentioned among the other greats to have worn the red shirt. Few have ever dominated the midfield quite like him, and even fewer have the same technical ability.

They didn't swap Manchester for Merseyside though. Read next: "Eight months after joining Manchester United, my brother took his own life" “The 1992-93 title started a cycle of winning trophies at United,” Ince said two years ago. “Sometimes people talk about the Class of 92 but the Class of 92 was the team that won that title.

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