Manchester United Dugout

Lee Sharpe and his good friend Greg Thompson (ex-Manchester City) had recently taken the Tiger Sheds football test in which they were supposed to kick footballs at two garden sheds.

While one of them was a Tiger Shed (which barely got a scratch) , the other one came tumbling down as Lee and Greg kept battering the footballs into those sheds.

Though Lee Sharpe donated his entire fee to his Lee Sharpe Foundation, the video is a good one to watch, quite amusing, I must say.

So if you've been thinking whether Lee has lost his touch after quiting football, here's Lee Sharpe's football test report card for you:

Though Sir Alex has a shrewd eye for talent and is ably supported by his scouting team, but they too have made a few mistakes. After all, humans only commit mistakes but when they are done in football, sometimes it proves too costly for the club, its reputation and its squad.

Here are 5 worst signings by Manchester United in the last 20 years.

Sir Alex probably signed him because his dad was one of the world's greatest footballers. But unfortunately Jordi could not match the performances of his father.



Signing Taibi will always remain as a taboo for Fergie. His transfer proved just how poor Fergie used to be at spotting top goalkeeping talent.



Sir Alex brought him at Old Trafford by splashing huge amount of money to Lazio. Though he was silent in his first season, the pressure got him on track in the second. But even that didn't last too long as injuries and bad performances kept him out of the playing eleven.



So good they named him twice - not!

Sir Alex had bought him as a replacement for Roy Keane. With Veron already shipped to Chelsea, the mid field lay vacant and hence Sir Alex picked a young Eric from Nantes, France. But he never found his feet at Old Trafford and was sold to Aston Villa.



Touted as one of the best French strikers then, Bellion was bought to repeat the Cole-Yorke-Sheringham magic with Van Nistelrooy and Forlan. He did manage to score against Celtic in a pre-season friendly but never really found his special touch.

While some of these footballers were definitely good but could not match United's standards. The others were plain lucky to wear the red shirt and play at The Theater of Dreams. What do you think?

Antonio Valencia looks to return to training earlier than expected. He has finally stopped limping and is making rapid progress.

It seems Valencia has benefitted from the underwater treadmill designed by NASA. He has been taking part in revolutionary ‘water torture’ sessions at Manchester United's Carrington training ground.

The Ecuadorian had dislocated his ankle as it twisted into an awkward position under the challenge from Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot in September.

The television images of Valencia’s injury were deemed too graphic for Sky to broadcast live and it was initially feared that he would miss the remainder of the season but his rehabilitation has been very positive.


His recovery started as Valencia was first immersed in water to take the weight off his injured ankle and to help improve his balance. He then did some light jogging in an underwater treadmill to help him build up muscle strength in his legs.

United's physiotherapists have been monitoring his recovery and it seems he may soon be ready for his return to action.

Manchester United have spent significant sums on the state-of-the-art water technology, which is used by the US Navy. Some of the Premier League clubs using a similar technology include Chelsea and Aston Villa.