10 Strangest Ever Manchester United Signings
From the trainee who made only two appearances through to the once-homeless striker
Ching Kien Huo/AP/Press Association ImagesFormer Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was a serial winner - the Scot won 38 trophies including 13 Premier League titles and two UEFA Champions League crowns throughout his 26 years at the club, and there aren't too many instances of the venerable coach putting a foot wrong. A big reason for his successes were the players he signed, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Eric Cantona and Ruud van Nistelrooy helping him win virtually every trophy worth winning in England and abroad. But while the United team sheet has boasted high quality, marquee names, it has also featured a few surprise faces over the years. Did you know for example that George Best wasnt the only Red Devil to suffer from alcoholism? Or that a certain Chelsea midfielder was once a United player in all but name, only for him to be whisked away at the last minute? There have been other United signings who have had similarly short stays at the Theatre of Dreams, like the trainee who made only two appearances for the club, and that goalkeeper who got his studs stuck in the grass. The Red Devils even signed a homeless person, who Ferguson had never seen play, while the Manchester club have had to battle through the high courts to get their man in the past. To find out more, read on as we run through the 10 Strangest Ever Manchester United Signings.