""I was lucky to play with players I played with in a dressing room. I learned from the older players, and it became a cycle,""
""We weren't aware of that when we were younger. We thought we knew what it takes but we didn't and the older players, the experienced players, the ones who had been there before and did it, they educated us.""
""They moulded us, Sir Alex moulded us. That was a cycle that was created, that cycle takes time to create.""
""40 - Following their early exits in the League Cup and FA Cup, Manchester United are now guaranteed to play just 40 games in all competitions this season, their fewest since the 1914-15 campaign (39). Brief. pic.twitter.com/bPz9G68GFh - OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 12, 2026""
Darren Fletcher remains interim manager without a win after two games following an FA Cup defeat to Brighton, ending realistic hopes of silverware this season. Manchester United face a likely seventh trophyless campaign in nine years and will play just 40 matches across competitions, their fewest since 1914-15. Reports link former midfielder Michael Carrick to an interim head coach role, with Fletcher expected to continue as assistant while a permanent appointment is delayed until season's end. Fletcher urged experienced players to educate and mould younger teammates, recreating the cycle of leadership and standards established under Sir Alex Ferguson.
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