RIQUELME REVEALS THAT HE TURNED US DOWN

Argentina international Juan Roman Riquelme has told the News of the World that Fergie attempted to sign him last season. "Ferguson came to see me at the hotel we were staying in on the eve of our Champions League game against Arsenal. But I'm devoted to my family and it would be a problem to take my kids to a country where they do not speak the language."

The Villarreal player has spent the last six months on loan to Boca Juniors.