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Yorke: Moves can go right to the wire

The ex-Trinidad & Tobago international, currently embarking on his first managerial job with Macarthur FC in Australia, appreciates how difficult it can be to get moves over the line, with constant updates on social media probably exacerbating the situation compared to when he left Aston Villa for Old Trafford.

Alex Ferguson's search for a striker turned to the Villa man and a deal was finally completed ahead of the deadline for him to join a squad that would win the Treble, with Yorke top scoring for the side.

"Luckily enough [the move went through]," Yorke told us recently.