United should have copied Barcelona's training set-up, admits Alex Ferguson

Former United manager admits his old club made a mistake when building Carrington training base.

Wed, 20 Apr, 2016 - 01:00

Liam Blackburn

At the opening of Fleetwood's new £8million training complex, Ferguson admitted United missed a trick with their own facility during his spell at the club.

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