What was the worst signing in Manchester United’s history? Could Antony be one of the names on this list? Answers Paul Scholesa legend of the Red Devilsspeaking at ‘The Overlap’s’ Fan Debate: “No, there’s definitely been worse. I go back a bit further. Veron was a good player, a fantastic player who had done very well elsewhere in Europe and I don’t know why it didn’t work out for him here.
I’m going to go to the goalkeepers… When we had to replace Peter Schmeichel it was difficult. Fabian Barthez was fantastic, but I think more of Taibi, Mark Bosnich… I think Mark was a good goalkeeper at Aston Villa. He came here but he was so unprofessional. After about three shots he was already exhausted and I never really understood why… He couldn’t even kick a ball in the first game of the season, I’ve never seen anything like it! He couldn’t even throw the ball over the halfway line and there was no wind, it was a perfect day.”
And what if we were to talk about value for money? Is Mark Bosnich still the worst? “Speaking in terms of money – continues the former English midfielder – Antony should definitely be included in this list, as well as Alexis Sanchez. But the worst purchase in the history of Manchester United was Mark Bosnich”.