98-99 York
Before coming to Manchester United, York had adapted to the Style of the Premier League, and after coming to the Theatre of Dreams to partner With Angelicle, the two forward combinations were called "Black Wind Double Brake".
In his first season, York was named the top scorer, scoring 29 goals (18 in the league, 8 in the Champions League and 3 in the FA Cup), and Cole scored 24 (17 in the league, 5 in the Champions League, 2 in the FA Cup), making it the first pair of champions in Premier League history to claim the top two in the league top scorer list. He became an important figure in the team's treble, and thus became the second best player in the Premier League in manchester United. York's success has benefited from Ferguson's unscrupulous efforts to buy it, as well as the overall strength of United.
02-03 Van Nistruy
Veteran fans know that Van Nistelrooy was recruited by Ferguson from Eindhoven in the Netherlands, but it caught Ferguson's attention as early as Van Nissy's time for Heerenveen. Prior to joining Heerenveen, Van Nistelroo only completed the transition from centre-back to centre-forward, and it was at Heerenveen that Van Nymau set off to show off the potential of a world-class centre-forward, after which Eindhoven became the ace scorer.
The story that follows is well known, United bought Van Nistelrooy for 18.5 million in 2000, but he failed a medical examination due to a cruciate ligament injury. After another delay of nearly a year, United paid £500,000 in health wages and eventually brought in Van Nistelrooy for £19 million. It also gained the top scorer in the next few years.
95-96 Schmeichel
Schmeichel is best known for his Danish fairytale at Euro 1992 and leading United to a super comeback in 1999, but Ferguson brought him in in 1991. Ferguson had the foresight to bring Schmeichel, who played for Denmark's Brondeby, to account for just £530,000, and Schmeichel's eight years of achievements and contributions at Manchester United may be more than a hundred times more than this value.
Schmeichel, who came to Old Trafford at the age of 28, came to England under great pressure, and before him the British were always skeptical of foreign celebrities. But with Ferguson's support, Schmeichel gained a high degree of confidence, and in his first four games for the Red Devils, the team kept clean sheets, and the picky England fans gradually accepted the Danish goalkeeper. With Ferguson's encouragement, Schmeichel became a "hair dryer" on the football pitch, constantly shouting for the defenders in front of him to concentrate and quickly adjust the defensive line. In front of him are Bruce, the second captain of the Ferguson era, and another meritorious defender, Pallister, and the back is England and Manchester United double captain Brian Robertson. In the 1999 Champions League final, in the absence of Manchester United captain Keane, the Dane put on a captain's armband and raised the Big Ears Cup.
08-09, 10-11 Vidic
Since the 94-95 season, only one goalkeeper and four defenders (Vidic, Kompany, Van Dijk, Díaz) have been selected, which shows that United have been strong in the Premier League, but the defender has won the best player twice, and Vidic is the first. So many fans think that Vidic was the first defender of the year.
When Vidic joined Manchester United in January 2006, the transfer fee was only £7 million, dooming him to be as unpopular as Schmeichel. Joining Manchester United halfway through, Vidic lacked time to run in with his teammates, so there was no certainty in his performance. But Ferguson was so confident in Vidic's abilities that he would become a superstar. The following season, Vidic and Ferdinand formed one of the most solid backlines in football at that time, and he finally helped the team win the league title after a three-year absence with fierce card positions, accurate predictions and a cool head.
Unfortunately, in the two years of winning the best player, Manchester United lost to Barca in the Champions League final and failed to reach the top of Europe.
06-07, 07-08 C Luo
The signing of Ronaldo was largely a strong recommendation of Queiroz, who was an assistant coach at Manchester United at the time, and Ferguson himself was completely conquered by Little Luo in leading Manchester United to participate in the European Championship Stadium Opening Commemorative Tournament, when Manchester United lost 1:3, on the return flight, Ferguson decided to sign Ronaldo.
12 million pounds to buy only 18-year-old Ronaldo, Ferguson had high hopes for him from the beginning, when it came to picking shirt numbers, Ronaldo wanted to wear number 28, but Ferguson said bluntly: "No, you should wear number 7." So the sacred numbers used by Best, Robson, Cantona and David Beckham were printed on the Portuguese shirt.
In order to help the first Portuguese player in Manchester United's history to fully integrate into the team, Ferguson can be described as painstaking. In the first two years of Ronaldo's arrival, he was seen by opponents as a player who liked to use fake falls to deceive sympathy, and England fans had a hard time accepting the handsome Portuguese. In the team, C Ronaldo was also disgusted by too many flashy and fancy moves, but Ferguson tried to exclude the public opinion and always emphasized the trust in the Portuguese. Even when it became a public enemy of the whole Britain after the 2006 World Cup, it was still left behind.
It is under such a good inducement that C Luo becomes more and more mature, and the senseless fancy performances completely disappear and are replaced by more practical offenses. In the 2007-08 season, he scored 42 goals that made the legitimate striker ashamed. During his years at Manchester United, Ronaldo personally won the World Footballer of the Year, the European Ballon d'Or Andrea award and the best player in the Premier League twice, becoming a true superstar, all thanks to Ferguson's constant cultivation and trust in him.