Premiership: Stam will 'never return' to Old Trafford

Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam has said he will never return to Old Trafford - even if manager Sir Alex Ferguson begged him to.

The Dutch centre-back, who was sold for ‘‘football reasons’’ according to Ferguson despite Stam’s departure coinciding with the serialisation of his controversial book, has made an immediate impact for Italian club Lazio and has already ruled out ever going back to the defending Premiership champions.