Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt pick Sir Alex Ferguson's most 'ruthless' player axeing at Man United, as they reveal the reason the iconic manager clashed with club legend
Daily MailPaul Scholes and Nicky Butt have revealed their picks for the most ruthless player axeing of the Sir Alex Ferguson era at Manchester United. Speaking on the Football's Greatest Eras podcast, Scholes asked Butt: 'What do you think the most ruthless one was? Sir Alex Ferguson was not afraid to move players on to rebuild his team at Man United Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes both felt the same player was harshly treated by Ferguson at United Scholes and Butt both believe Jaap Stam was the most ruthless player axeing of the Ferguson era Butt agreed, replying: 'I thought Jaap was the biggest one. Club legend Roy Keane moved on from United in 2005 after falling out with Ferguson Scholes and Butt agreed Keane was 'too similar' to Ferguson, which led to the pair clashing Reflecting on where it went wrong between the pair, Scholes and Butt agreed that they were ultimately 'too similar'.
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