Ronald de Boer has revealed why he turned down the chance to join Manchester United in 2000.
The former attacking midfielder moved to Rangers from Barcelonam, but had the opportunity to join Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.
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Ronald de Boer elected to play for Rangers over Manchester United
There was a large Dutch contingent at the Scottish club at the time, under manager Dick Advocaat, and he wanted to move there instead of United.
De Boer told talkSPORT: “When I went to Rangers I could have also chosen Manchester United. People said at the time ‘how could you not choose it?’
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“I talked about it with Ferguson and he said ‘we only have two players who always play who are Roy Keane and David Beckham and the rest I rotate a lot. So you will be with Butt, Scholes and the other guys. You will be rotated but I want you in the team’.
“But I had a little bit of fear over my left knee and if they said ‘you are not fit enough and we can’t take you because of your knee’, I would have a stamp on my forehead saying that I was not suitable for football.
“With Rangers I thought I had a better chance going there, with a four-year contract, and I was going to play there for sure.â€
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The former Netherlands international went on to make 129 appearances for Rangers over four seasons and netted 40 times.
He won the Scottish Premiership and League Cup once and the Scottish Cup twice during his time at the Glasgow club.
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