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LONDON. — It was September 2012 when Sir Alex Ferguson met Pep Guardiola for dinner in New York and expressed a desire for the former Barcelona coach to succeed him at Old Trafford. “I couldn’t make him any direct proposal because retirement was not on my agenda at that point,” Ferguson confirmed in his book, Leading, earlier this year. “I asked Pep to phone me before he accepted an offer from another club, but he didn’t and wound up joining Bayern Munich in July 2013.”

As Guardiola edged closer to leaving Bayern and the welcoming arms of Manchester City on Wednesday, United fans could be forgiven for wondering what happened to their club’s interest in the Spaniard.

Why, when doubts seem to grow by the week over the progress being made under Louis van Gaal, would United not even consider Guardiola? — Mailonline.