Ferguson
"I do think what might have been when I look at Ronaldinho.
"We thought the agreement with him was done until some events changed the course of history.
"But the good thing about Manchester United is that the club does not stop just because one player says 'no', or we fail to get him.
"We thought we had Paul Gascoigne but he changed his mind and went to Tottenham, so we signed Paul Ince and he was fantastic for us.
"Likewise, we tried to get David Hirst and Alan Shearer and ended up with Eric Cantona. What can I say about that?
"Something always turns up. Football is amazing like that. We did not get Ronaldinho but out of that came Cristiano Ronaldo."