Take your pick: Peter Schmeichel or Edwin van der Sar, Eric Cantona or Wayne Rooney, Bryan Robson or Nemanja Vidic, Ferguson has constantly reinvented his side, changing the pieces but never the goal.

随便你挑，舒梅切尔或范德萨、坎通纳或鲁尼、罗布森或维迪奇，弗格森一直在更换麾下战将，不断地改造着他的球队，但目标从未游移。

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On trips to London he hired a chauffeur, stayed in a suite at the Connaught and dined with partners at the Mirabelle in Mayfair, says a onetime associate. ("I don't recall ever eating at Mirabelle, " counters Shapiro, adding that he only took taxis.) His sometime adviser in Europe was John Bryan, best known for sucking the toes of Sarah Ferguson while she was married to Prince Andrew.

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"Over the years we've had Gary, Bobby Charlton and Bryan Robson for 60-odd games or something so we're very proud of that, " added Ferguson.

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