Sun 8th Nov - Stamford Bridge
Ince: Ferguson admits mistake
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he was wrong to label Paul Ince a 'big-time Charlie'.
The Manchester United manager comes up against the former Old Trafford midfielder, who is now in charge at Blackburn Rovers, at Ewood Park on Saturday evening.
And the Scot is keen to play down his infamous pre-match team-talk, which was filmed in the dressing room by a TV documentary crew, when Ince played for Liverpool.
He admitted: "It was a mistake to call Paul a big-time Charlie.
"We let the TV cameras into the dressing room but it won't happen again."
United fans used the comments to target Ince, but Ferguson feels he would have been singled out regardless after electing to join the Red Devils' arch rivals.
"The fans did not like him because he joined Liverpool," Ferguson added.
"It doesn't matter who the player is, if they go to Liverpool there is a different agenda altogether with our supporters.
"It would be the same the other way round."
Given his comments, coupled with the manner in which Ince appeared to leave Old Trafford in 1995 in a £7million move to Inter Milan, most pundits wrongly thought relations between the pair were strained.
Ince has called Ferguson frequently in the last few months for advice after taking his first steps into top-flight management.
"I had no problems with Paul and certainly not with his ego," said Ferguson.
"You could not have a honeymoon all the time with him because he was so volatile. But he was a good player and he never let us down.
"In the end we received an offer from Inter Milan that was too good to turn down given I had Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and David Beckham coming through.
"It was the same with Jaap Stam a couple of years later. It was not an easy one but it was a lot of money and I felt it was good business at the time."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Chelsea vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 17:30 | Man Utd vs Everton |
| Wednesday 25th November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Man Utd vs Besiktas |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man Utd |
| Tuesday 1st December | |
| Carling Cup | |
| 20:00 | Man Utd vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Man Utd |
| Tuesday 8th December | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Wolfsburg vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 17:30 | Man Utd vs Aston Villa |
| Tuesday 15th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Man Utd vs Wolverhampton |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 27th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Hull vs Man Utd |
| Wednesday 30th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Man Utd vs Wigan |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 17:30 | Birmingham vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Burnley |
| Tuesday 26th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Man Utd vs Hull |
| Sunday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Arsenal vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Portsmouth |
| Wednesday 10th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Aston Villa vs Man Utd |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 3rd November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 3 - 3 CSKA Moscow | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Tuesday 27th October | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Barnsley 0 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Sunday 25th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 2 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 21st October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| CSKA Moscow 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 1 Bolton | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 2 Sunderland | |
| Wednesday 30th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 1 Wolfsburg | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Stoke 0 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 23rd September | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Wolverhampton | |
| Sunday 20th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 4 - 3 Man City | |
| Tuesday 15th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Besiktas 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 1 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 1 Arsenal | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 0 - 5 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Burnley 1 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Sunday 16th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Birmingham | |
| Sunday 9th August | |
| FA Community Shield | |
| Chelsea 2 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 5th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Valencia | |
| Thursday 30th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Man Utd 0 - 0 Bayern Munich | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 12 | 21 |
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