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Sir Alex made me shut down my website!

The 44-year-old Frenchman played for the Reds on 361 occasions during his nine-year stay at the club between 1999 and 2008.

Silvestre joined United in 1999 from Italian giants Internazionale and revealed on his episode that making the switch to Old Trafford was an 'easy choice'.

After leaving the Reds to join Arsenal in 2008, the defender had stints with Werder Bremen, Portland Timbers and Chennaiyin FC, before retiring in 2014.

Since his retirement, the Frenchman has explored pathways as a director of football and carried out punditry work. Most recently, the Silvestre was part of the United team for the Legends of the North fixture against Liverpool.