Darren Fletchers 10 best Man Utd performances Perhaps the greatest compliment that can be paid to Darren Fletcher is that he emerged as arguably as important a player as Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney at United. Between 2008-10, the Scot deputised superbly for the injured Owen Hargreaves. Ji-Sung Park earned a big-game reputation yet Fletcher could never be accused of going missing against the elite, like Park did in two Champions League finals. Fletcher’s absence in the 2009 Rome final, due to a cruel red card in the semi at Arsenal, affected United adversely in the final against Barcelona as they failed to cope with Andres Iniesta and Xavi. Two years on, with the Scot’s ulcerative colitis beginning to affect his performances, Sir Alex Ferguson still had no alternative to marshal United’s midfield and, nearly four years on, the team are still lightweight. Frank Lampard once revealed playing against Fletcher gave him tight hamstrings. The midfielder used to be indefatigable and indispensable. I love challenging myself against all the best players in the Premier League, Fletcher said in 2009. When we play them I say to myself, ‘Right, I’m going to see how good you really are. Fabregas, Lampard and Gerrard, I’m going to get against you [...] manchesterinnews/darren-fletchers-10-best-man-utd-performances/
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:32:27 +0000
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