Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Manchester’s unity in the wake of Monday’s terrorist attack and underlined the significance of United’s Europa League success over Ajax. Manchester City and United have come together to pledge ?1m to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund on a day the city prepared to offer up a defiant message that it is open for business. How Manchester United can be improved to compete with the elite Jamie Jackson Jamie Jackson Read more Both clubs pledged the sum to the
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