ews Group Newspapers Ltd3Brown began his career at Manchester United and played over 350 times for the Red DevilsA deal would have been done earlier were it not for a calf injury sustained by 23-time England cap Brown during pre-season. And they would be happy to let Toure – who is under contract until next summer – join one of their rivals to free up funds for Guardiola to strengthen his squad. ian was a huge part of title successes in 2012 and 2014Toure turned down?a big-money offer from China in the summer as well as a move from Inter Milan because his family are settled in Cheshire. “Brian Kidd was manager at Blackburn by then and Jack Walker was able to pay the £4. e step but THREE steps further by delivering the EFL Cup, FA Cup and Champions League straight away. et to try and find out a little more about what kind of football the animated Italian would bring to our beloved team. At one stage he reportedly even threatened to go on strike. But Zidane assured the Spaniard – who came through Los Blancos’ youth ranks – that he had a future at the Bernabeu. Marouane Fellaini - Manchester UnitedMany people predicted with Jose Mourinho coming in at Old Trafford, Fellaini would almost certainly be set for the chop. He said: “I did back then, but I was at a charity golf day hosted by Sir Alex recently and he made a point of coming up to talk to me.