United's 2004 shopping list: one was a City legend and the other was Barcelona
What do Gerard Piqué and Vincent Kompany have in common? And Gaby Heinze and Philippe Mexès? And all of them, reputed center-backs, with Alan Smith, an iconic early-century English forward? Manchester United. Piqué (in the Barça quarry at that time), Heinze (PSG) and Smith (Leeds) ended up dressed in red, but not a Mexès (Auxerre) … Read more