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Steven Defour's goal for Burnley against Manchester United brings back the memories of Sir Alex Ferguson's letter eight years ago

A former Manchester United transfer target and player who received a personal letter from Sir Alex Ferguson eight years ago came back to haunt the Red Devils.

Burnley's Steven Defour scored at Old Trafford on Saturday to give them a 2-0 lead at half-time over Jose Mourinho's men.

Ironically, Defour was sent a letter from Sir Alex, who was in the stands, back in 2009 when he suffered a broken foot playing for Standard Liege. At the time the midfielder was linked to a move to the Premier League club.

Steven Defour scores a free-kick to double Burnley's lead against Manchester Unitedu00a0
Steven Defour scores a free-kick to double Burnley's lead against Manchester United
Defouru00a0received a personal letter from former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson eight years ago
Defour received a personal letter from former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson eight years ago

His switch to United never materialised but his sweetly-struck free-kick rolled back the years to Sir Alex's heart-warming letter.