Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that only four of his Manchester United players can truly be considered ‘world-class.’
Ferguson confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest player he worked with at Old Trafford.
He also placed Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, and Paul Scholes among the elite, reflecting on his career in his new book ‘Leading.’
Ferguson said: ‘If you read the newspapers or listen to television commentators, it seems we are full of ‘world-class’ footballers.
‘In my book, there are only two world-class players playing today: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
‘I do not want to underestimate or criticize any of the great or very good footballers who played for me during my 26-year career at United, but there were only four who were world-class: Cantona, Giggs, Ronaldo, and Scholes.
‘And out of the four, Cristiano was like a star on top of a Christmas tree.’
Ferguson signed Ronaldo as a teenager from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 and regrettably sold him to Real Madrid six years later.
