UTD Unscripted: On top of the world

When I was a kid growing up, I always used to watch the Intercontinental Cup final. The European Cup winners against the Copa Libertadores winners; best team in Europe against best team in South America, going up against each other in Japan for the right to be the best team in the world. As a kid, those games were very, very dear to me. Playing in that game was just a dream.

Fast forward to 1998 and, after one conversation with Sir Alex Ferguson, I was pretty certain I was going to re-join United in 1999/2000. I was watching when they then went on to win the Champions League – I was especially delighted for my best friend, Dwight Yorke – and I signed a few days later, meaning that we had an…